Reflections of Faith
Read and be inspired by a reflection based on today's Gospel made by members of the Verbum Dei Family in Manila.
11/24/2019
Daily Guidelines: November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 Sunday
Gospel: Luke 23:35—43 “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” (cf. Luke 23:42) Today as we celebrate the solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ as the King of the Universe, we are being reminded to look into ourselves - what or who rules over our lives? All throughout Jesus’ earthly life He proclaimed about the good news of Kingdom of God and invited all to enter into his Kingdom even the repentant thief. It is by accepting Christ’s merciful love, by abiding and living out the Word of God that we let Him truly reign in our lives. May we be faithful followers of the teachings of Jesus, letting Him be the real King and Ruler over our lives. #PrayVD
11/23/2019
Daily Guidelines: November 23, 2019November 23, 2019 Saturday
Gospel: Luke 20:27–40 “For to Him all are alive.” (cf. Luke 20:38) In today’s Gospel, Jesus testified to the truth of Resurrection by wisely answering the intricate question of skeptical Sadducees. “He is not the God of the dead but of the living.” Resurrection is a vital truth of our faith. And though we believe that it is the ultimate destination of our lives, it is not only about the afterlife but also about our life of the here and now. When we live with Him as a living God, then in makes a difference how live each day of our lives – our choices and decisions. As Christians we believe in the promise of the Resurrection through the course of our faithful journey. May we be faithful to opt for this Resurrected life in our Christian lives. #PrayVD
11/22/2019
Daily Guidelines: November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Friday
Gospel: Luke 19:45–48 “My house shall be a house of prayer.” (cf. Luke 19:46) Jesus’ burning desire is make our lives as a house of prayer. He deeply wants to enter inside our hearts. This heart that we have is sacred temple for Him and He wants it to be cleansed from all that defiles and corrupts it. Today’s Gospel invites us to sincerely look into our hearts and examine how it is at this moment. May our hearts be pure, open to be transformed by the love and mercy of Jesus to be his house of prayer for many. #PrayVD
11/21/2019
Daily Guidelines: November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 Thursday
Gospel: Luke 19:41–44 “If you had only known on this day what would bring you peace.” (cf. Luke 19:42) Though salvation is being offered, many are still resisting to be saved. This makes Jesus weep for those who would experience the future consequences of their resistances. And we, as followers of Christ, are accountable for them to receive this peace. The Word of God is the way to receive salvation through an experience of conversion in a personal encounter with Jesus. As we received Him in our lives, it is also our call to bring this liberating peace from Christ to those who haven’t received it yet. Let us have the initiative and courage to share the Word of God to others. #PrayVD
11/20/2019
Daily Guidelines: November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 Wednesday
Gospel: Luke 19:11–28 “I tell you, to all those who have, more will be given.” (cf. Luke 19:26) All of us are gifted by God, but not all of us are developing these gifts that we have received. This is the point of our Gospel today. How much you were given by God? Jesus is inviting us to invest our lives in things that would develop our talents to enrich others. This, in turn, gives us the real purpose of our lives as faithful servants of Jesus. It is a great delight for Jesus to see our talents being used for the good of others and being offered for the glory of God. “To all those who have, more will be given.” #PrayVD
11/19/2019
Daily Guidelines: November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Tuesday
Gospel: Luke 19:1–10 “So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him.” (cf. Luke 19:4) Today’s Gospel narrates to us the conversion of a sinner by encountering Jesus. Zacchaeus was just one of the many people Jesus encountered in His journey, but what made him stand out to Jesus was his great desire to be renewed through the mercy of the Lord. This desire to be renewed was shown in his concrete act of climbing the sycamore tree and his decision to let Jesus enter into his house. Today we are also invited to stretch out our faith and climb up our own sycamore tree for us to show our great desire to see and welcome Jesus in our lives. #PrayVD
11/18/2019
Daily Guidelines: November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 Monday
Gospel: Luke 18:35–43 “Receive your sight; your faith has saved you.” (cf. Luke 18:42) Faith conquers doubts and it gives conviction to believe in what bare eyes cannot see. It may be hard for some to believe in what they have not seen but the blind man in today’s Gospel showed great faith in Jesus whom he had just heard and didn’t not see. This great faith gave him the capacity to reach Jesus amidst the crowd and the means to receive his sight. Let us be faithful like the blind man in the Gospel, to exercise our faith by crying out to Jesus anytime we need him, to reach Him and see Him face to face. #PrayVD
11/17/2019
Daily Guidelines: November 17, 2019November 17, 2019 Sunday
Lk 21:5-19 “With your perseverance you will be saved”. The gospel is telling us to persevere whatever lies ahead as we take our journey in life. Sometimes the road ahead of us may deceive us or discouraged us. People might be using God’s name to confuse us, mislead us or persecute us. There will be conflicts and natural calamities that will come, like earthquakes as it is happening nowadays but God said it will not be the end! Today our society is filled with different fake news which deceives our people. There are many strong situations of conflicts and war in our world that seems like there is no hope anymore. When everything seems hopeless in our journey of in life, God is telling us – persevere till the end! The Gospel reminds us that Jesus is in control of everything for not even a single strand of our hair will fall without his knowledge and consent. He calls us to persevere whatever challenges we face along the way – “with your perseverance you will be saved”. Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit, grant us the grace that we need to persevere till the end. Thank you for giving us renewed strength as we take on this journey of life. May you continue to guide us always and teach us how to walk steadfast in faith towards the goal and bring others to be saved too. #PrayVD
11/16/2019
Daily Guidelines: November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 Saturday
Lk 18:1-8 “Pray always without becoming weary” The gospel assures us that God always hear our prayer. Be confident in sharing everything to God, tell him if you are wearied, down, hopeless, or scared. Tell Him everything. Jesus wants us to grow in our confidence in His love. He is also telling us to share His love to others. Many people nowadays are unbelieving, they easily give up and lose faith and hope. It is a call for us to share to others the power of unceasing prayer. To share the fruits that you receive from persevering prayer. Through prayer we recognize the love of God who is always there to listen to us, to speak to us, to guide us in our life. Prayer gives us hope that we are capable of bringing change; that by His grace we are capable of turning the impossible to possibility. Holy Spirit, may you continue to help us not to get wearied nor to get tired in praying but keep our hope in the Lord that in time it will bear fruit our perseverance in faith. Guide us also as we share to others the power of unceasing prayer. #PrayVD
11/15/2019
Daily Guidelines: November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Friday
Lk 17: 26-37 “Persevere on what is eternal” Jesus is reminding us again to seek what is eternal and to give life. We have experienced the joy and the fulfillment when we give life to others. We have also experienced that its far worthy to invest ourselves on something that is eternal – acts love that can change and touch lives of others forever. We are invited to look at the gospel in a positive outlook and not the negative consequences. We should be always ready and prepared when the Lord comes. We are to strive to live with faith not only to live for the “present” but always having in mind the perspective of what lies after, what is “eternal”. Holy Spirit, may you guide us always to see the joy of giving life to others and the fulfillment on doing the works that brings eternal life. All of these are for the glory of God. #PrayVD |
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