tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51423243979676042672024-02-19T23:10:16.384+08:00Daily Life InspirationsA collection of inspirational words, stories, experiences, bible reflections, quotes and more.Get inspired and be Blessed!Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.comBlogger1972125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-40051977116551961412017-09-15T07:29:00.000+08:002017-09-15T07:29:21.504+08:00Your parish needs all the help it can get from you. Volunteer and be part of any service in your parish today - Daily Bible Reflections September 15, 2017<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_9588" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_9588" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_11342"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_11341" style="font-size: 14pt;">Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows</span></i></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #949699; font-size: 20pt;">FROM PERSECUTOR</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #949699; font-size: 20pt;">TO PROMOTER</span></b></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_11353"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_11352" style="font-size: 16pt;">“I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and an arrogant man” – 1 Timothy 1:13</span></i></div>
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Bro. Noe Dora was a radical Protestant preacher. He was determined to
convert as many people as possible to his religion, especially
Catholics. He hated the Catholic Church and believed that it was
teaching evil, not good. He would visit the houses of his members to
destroy the images and materials related to the Catholic Church.</span></div>
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One day, he was in the house of a newly converted follower doing his
usual practice of destroying Catholic images. He picked up a statue of
Mama Mary and stared at it. He felt something strange and heard these
words in his mind: “What did My mother do, for her image to be destroyed
this way?”</span></div>
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That odd event led him to study the Catholic faith. He secretly read
about the faith, met up with a priest, and attended Mass. His six-year
study led him to receive the sacrament of baptism and later he became a
Catholic. Bro. Noe now travels around the Philippines and nearby
countries to share his testimony. His personal goal is to bring back as
many people as possible to the Catholic Church.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_11371" style="font-size: 18pt;"> It’s never too late for anyone to repent and change. </span><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_9602"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_9601" style="font-size: 16pt;">Alvin Fabella (<a href="mailto:alvinfabella@yahoo.com" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_9600" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alvinfabella@yahoo.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Reflection: </span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_11373" style="font-size: 16pt;">Your parish needs all the help it can get from you. </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Volunteer and be part of any service in your parish today.</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_9966"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_9965" style="font-size: 16pt;">Lord, help me to be a credible Catholic witness so that others may return to our Mother Church.</span></i></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_11258"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_11257"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505431460346_11256" style="font-size: 16pt;">Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-79462551691901616242017-07-12T07:27:00.001+08:002017-07-12T07:27:36.580+08:00Lord, protect us from envy. Keep our hearts close to You. We trust in Your good plans for us - Daily Bible Reflections July 12, 2017<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499814556575_22986" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499814556575_23011"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499814556575_23010" style="font-size: 16pt;">“Go to Joseph and do whatever he told them.” – Genesis 41:55 </span></i></div>
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Envy led the brothers of Joseph to sell him as a slave. It was
also envy that led to Jesus’ crucifixion. Today, envy leads to the
killing of one’s reputation and good name. When people are envious, they
kill their brother and sister with their tongues or with their words
through malicious gossip.</span></div>
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We need to guard our hearts for envy can creep to us subtly. We
can be tempted to envy our brother or sister when they are promoted,
when they do better than us in their families and careers, when they
receive the things we want for ourselves.</span></div>
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Instead of feeling envious, we should be inspired. These people deserve
their reward because of their hard work, faithfulness and obedience.
They are blessed because they follow God’s will for their lives. The
Holy Spirit teaches us to be happy for other people when they are
blessed. Their success are good examples for us to follow. When we do
our best in what God has called us to do and when we follow His ways, He
also has His own reward in store for us. </span><i><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Marjorie Duterte (<a href="mailto:marjorie.travels@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">marjorie.travels@gmail.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499814556575_23104" style="font-size: 16pt;">“I too, invite myself — and everyone — to see if, in my </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499814556575_22992" style="font-size: 16pt;">heart,
there is any jealousy, any envy, which always leads to death and
doesn’t make me happy; because this sickness always leads us to regard
the good others possess as if it were against us. And this is an ugly
sin. It is the beginning of many, many crimes.” (Pope Francis)</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499814556575_23106"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499814556575_23105" style="font-size: 16pt;">Lord, protect us from envy. Keep our hearts close to You. We trust in Your good plans for us.</span></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 16pt;">St. John Jones, priest and martyr, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-19929197848045074002017-06-21T08:03:00.002+08:002017-06-21T08:03:54.338+08:00:“Consider this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” (2 Corinthians 9:6) - Daily Bible Reflections June 21, 2017<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498002303878_12950" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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I am a silent worker in our office. Even after two years in my current
job, I’m still not used to our office culture of everyday meetings and
detailing the things I do and have worked on. For me, as long as my
supervisor knows what I am doing, I’m OK with it.</span></div>
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I also happened to meet someone who is planning to enter the
seminary. During a search-in session which I attended, he shared that he
always brings a piece of bread or biscuit in his bag. Not for him, but
to give to a beggar who enters the jeepney or bus he is riding in. And
even if I had not seen him since then, I fondly remember him for such a
kind act. I knew there and then that he would be a good fit for
priesthood.</span></div>
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I also greatly admire those who donate church pews without
revealing their names. They’re the ones who believe that their reward is
not in this earth, but in heaven. Indeed, blessed are those who are
humble and do not boast for they will receive God’s greatest blessing. </span><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498002303878_13090"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498002303878_13089" style="font-size: 16pt;">Gracious B. Romero (<a href="mailto:graciousromero@gmail.com" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498002303878_13118" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">graciousromero@gmail.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498002303878_13120" style="font-size: 16pt;">“Consider this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">(2 Corinthians 9:6)</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Lord, help us to be cheerful givers. Amen.</span></i></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498002303878_13151"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498002303878_13150"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498002303878_13149" style="font-size: 16pt;">St. Aloysius Gonzaga, martyr, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-51460123680560161762017-06-02T07:33:00.000+08:002017-06-02T07:33:05.181+08:00Are you comfortable jumping into the unknown, with only God’s love to catch you? It’s easier said than done - Daily Bible Reflections June 2, 2017<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496360444897_4374" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496360444897_4381"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496360444897_4380" style="font-size: 16pt;">“But when you grow old... someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” – John 21:18</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> Nanay </span></i><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496360444897_4372" style="font-size: 18pt;">Remy
was my foster mother when I spent two weeks in the mountains of
Batangas on an immersion camp in college. She was a spirited elderly
woman, with hair grayed by age, legs toughened by walking, hands
calloused by labor, and face wrinkled by smiles. Each day, I accompanied
her as she went around to do chores. Among many tasks, I would carry
the buckets of water, collect the wood for cooking, and occasionally
pound some corn for chicken feed. She was a busy woman, wrapped in the
poverty of life.</span></div>
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I couldn’t forget how she spoke with much dignity and wisdom. “I’m a
native of Pampanga,” she said. “I grew up in a well-off family, and I
had a future ahead of me. But then I met Banoy, who was a farmer here in
Batangas. We fell in love. He uprooted me from that life and brought me
here. Many times, I regretted that decision. I wasn’t ready for this
poor life. I would complain, but I still held on. Now I have no regrets.
My family is here, and so my heart is here.”</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496360444897_5918" style="font-size: 18pt;"> That’s martyrdom. It’s dying to yourself every day because you know what is really important. </span><i><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Migs Ramirez (<a href="mailto:migsramirez.seminars@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">migsramirez.seminars@gmail.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496360444897_5926" style="font-size: 16pt;">Are you comfortable jumping into the unknown, with only God’s love to catch you? It’s easier said than done.</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496360444897_5923"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496360444897_5922" style="font-size: 16pt;">Mama Mary, saying yes to God wasn’t easy but you did it. Teach me to say yes and follow Jesus closer even during my trials.</span></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Sts. Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
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Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-54512358643608818122017-05-31T07:27:00.001+08:002017-05-31T07:27:26.473+08:00There are five languages of love – words, touch, gifts, presence and service. How do you express your love to your significant other? How do you show your love to God? - Daily Bible Reflections May 31, 2017<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496185576775_12279" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #949699; font-size: 20pt;">TRUE LOVE</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Let love be sincere. – Romans 12:9</span></i></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496185576775_12315" style="font-size: 18pt;"> “I married her soul, her character, </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496185576775_12285" style="font-size: 18pt;">and
she’s the only woman who will continue to fulfill my dreams.” This was
the declaration of a gentleman when asked if he ever thought of leaving
his girlfriend.</span></div>
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In 2015, the social network carried the love story of a beautiful
ex-model and her handsome boyfriend. The woman figured in a fire
accident. Sixty-five percent of her body, including her face, was burned
and she lost the fingers and thumb on her right hand. Instead of
leaving, her boyfriend quit his job and took care of her. They remained a
strong couple in love in spite of her disfigured appearance.</span></div>
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Men naturally choose the beautiful, sexy and intelligent woman.
When her body becomes fat and saggy, her facial lines appear, and her
character flaws surface, men find a reason to find a new partner.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496185576775_12320" style="font-size: 18pt;"> How much do we love God? Is it only up to the point where </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496185576775_12322" style="font-size: 18pt;">His
commandments are easy to follow and everything seems to be going our
way? We may be fickle with our love for God, but His love for us is
unconditional. He will remain with us forever in spite of our disfigured
character. </span><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496185576775_12331"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496185576775_12330" style="font-size: 16pt;">Marie Franco (<a href="mailto:mariefranco_pie@yahoo.com" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496185576775_12332" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mariefranco_pie@yahoo.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Reflection: </span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496185576775_12324" style="font-size: 16pt;">There are five languages of love – words, touch, gifts, presence and service. How do you express your love to your significant </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496185576775_12354" style="font-size: 16pt;">other? How do you show your love to God?</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496185576775_12328"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496185576775_12327" style="font-size: 16pt;">Lord, I am not worthy of Your unconditional love. But the promise of it fills my heart and makes me confident to face life.</span></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 16pt;">St. Mechtildis, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-46245057318860737202017-03-22T08:15:00.001+08:002017-03-22T08:15:18.484+08:00How can you be a good example to children around you? - Daily Bible Reflections March 22, 2017<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490138309593_19449" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490138309593_19456"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490138309593_19455" style="font-size: 16pt;">“But teach them to your children and to your children’s children...” – Deuteronomy 4:9</span></i></div>
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When I meet parents for coaching, I share with them a life lesson I
learned from my sister, a preschool teacher: “Our kids pick up from our
actions more than we realize.”</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490138309593_19474" style="font-size: 18pt;"> There’s a video of five-year-old toddlers following every move of their adult companion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;"> When mom litters, daughter litters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;"> Dad curses clerk, son curses clerk.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490138309593_19470" style="font-size: 18pt;"> Driving mom gives a dirty finger, son gives a dirty finger.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490138309593_19468" style="font-size: 18pt;"> Dad raises hand at mom, son raises hand at baby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;"> Children see, children do.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490138309593_19463" style="font-size: 18pt;">
The good side of this is that children learn good things the same way.
They learn kindness, respect, forgiveness, humility, caring, love,
happiness, celebration, confidence, persistence, aspiration when they
see you do it.</span></div>
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Whatever we know to be good, to be true, to be kind, to be loving,
let’s do it even in the simplest way. Smile. Greet good morning. Say
thank you. Clean as you go. Let others pass through before you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;"> Because what people see, people do. </span><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490138309593_19487"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490138309593_19486" style="font-size: 16pt;">Edwin S. Soriano (<a href="mailto:edwin@winningcoaching.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">edwin@winningcoaching.net</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490138309593_19490" style="font-size: 16pt;">How can you be a good example to children around you?</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490138309593_19494"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490138309593_19493" style="font-size: 16pt;">Lord, as Your child, let me show Your love through my actions.</span></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 16pt;">St. Nicholas Owen, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-77747654012683562252017-03-15T07:25:00.002+08:002017-03-15T07:25:39.644+08:00 Reflection:“Don’t let your trials blow you down; let them lift you up.” (Woodrow Kroll) - Daily Bible Reflections March 15, 2017<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489532629530_11710" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489532629530_11710" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489532629530_13550"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489532629530_13549" style="color: #949699; font-size: 20pt;">KEEP YOUR FOCUS</span></b></span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489532629530_11717"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489532629530_11716" style="font-size: 16pt;">“And
they will condemn him to death, and hand him over to the Gentiles to be
mocked and scourged and crucified.” – Matthew 20:18, 19</span></i></div>
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I was on the way to Batangas to pick up my 12-year-old son from
his summer youth camp. The highway was almost empty because it was a
Sunday and Manny Pacquiao also had a boxing match that morning. The
skies were clear, the radio played good music and the scenery was
peaceful. It was such a relaxing drive that that I missed my toll exit. I
had no choice but to take the next exit a few kilometers away to make a
U-turn. I lost time and money because I got too comfortable.</span></div>
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I changed my attitude as I reentered the highway. This time, I
was more alert so I wouldn’t miss the right exit. I arrived at the
campsite only a few minutes late.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489532629530_13528" style="font-size: 18pt;"> It’s the same with our lives. Sometimes, we forget to focus and we get lost when life gets too comfortable.</span></div>
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If you experience trials and life seems hard, simply be alert and
focus on Jesus so you may reach your destination. Jesus also
experienced difficulties. He was persecuted, mocked, scourged and
crucified. Yet He remained focused on His mission so that we may receive
the gift of salvation. </span><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489532629530_13560"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489532629530_13559" style="font-size: 16pt;">Alvin Fabella (<a href="mailto:alvinfabella@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alvinfabella@yahoo.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489532629530_13561" style="font-size: 16pt;">“Don’t let your trials blow you down; let them lift you up.” (Woodrow Kroll)</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489532629530_13538"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489532629530_13537" style="font-size: 16pt;">Lord Jesus, thank You for showing me the way. You experienced trials and difficulties to save us.</span></i></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489532629530_13546"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489532629530_13545"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489532629530_13544" style="font-size: 16pt;">St. Louise de Marillac, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-62314556925218732552017-03-06T09:17:00.002+08:002017-03-06T09:17:58.725+08:00“You shall not go about spreading slander among your kin… Take no revenge and cherish no grudge… You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” – Leviticus 19:16,18 - Daily Bible Reflections March 6, 2017<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488756000294_19891" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488756000294_19919"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488756000294_19918" style="font-size: 16pt;">“You
shall not go about spreading slander among your kin… Take no revenge
and cherish no grudge… You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” –
Leviticus 19:16,18</span></i></div>
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I have a confession to make. I’m a certified nutcase for this
phenomenal love team the country was gaga over a year ago. Well, not to
the extent of joining a fans club or following them to location shoots
or collecting all the magazines with their faces on them. I just stalk
them on social media. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488756000294_19898" style="font-size: 18pt;">It’s
appalling to see how bashers and haters are so filled with envy that
they’d do anything to try and bring this love team down. They pose as
fake fans to spread rumors and incite negative comments. Loyal fans call
them negatrons. Clearly, they are minions of the dark side.</span></div>
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I find it admirable how the love team and the enlightened members of
the fandom deal with these negative people. They take no revenge and
just encourage each other to spread good vibes. This is what makes the
love team and their “nation” truly phenomenal. And this is how God wants
us to love others, </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">negatrons or otherwise. </span><i><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Lella M. Santiago (<a href="mailto:lellams88@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lellams88@gmail.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488756000294_19929" style="font-size: 16pt;">You have a choice in dealing with negative people. You can either spread good vibes or make yourself miserable like them.</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488756000294_19933"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488756000294_19932" style="font-size: 16pt;">Help me to follow Your code of conduct, Lord, and not give in to the negativity around me.</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">St. Mary Ann of Jesus of Paredes, pray for us.</span></b></div>
</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-26700009848970122082016-11-16T08:23:00.001+08:002016-11-16T08:23:47.088+08:00When you’re generous in sharing your gifts without expecting anything in return, you leave God to recompense you with His abundance - Daily Bible Reflections November 16, 2016<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479250090127_109848" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479250090127_111535"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479250090127_111534" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">“Well done, good servant! You have been faithful in this very small matter; take charge of ten cities.” – Luke 19:17</span></i></div>
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As the only representative of the Philippines in the Asian federation
of extreme sports, I was tasked to organize a technical committee to
choose team members for an upcoming championship. I invited some of my
friends who were pillars of the sport, but only a few were willing to
give their services without monetary compensation.</span></div>
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That’s why Mike stood out. I told him we wouldn’t get anything from
this event aside from the prestige of bringing the team to represent our
country. He said he was willing to help without pay. What he said stuck
in my mind because I like people who work with passion and not for
money.</span></div>
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So when I was asked to give a recommendation for an international
official for the biggest Asian Extreme Sports event in Thailand, I gave
Mike’s name. I was confident that he could do the job since I had found
him faithful in small matters.</span></div>
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Mike, the team and I flew to Phuket and represented our country in the
tournament. He was even given a five-figure honorarium for his services
as an international official and is still being tapped to officiate in
local and foreign events. </span><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479250090127_111567"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479250090127_111566" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Monty Mendigoria (<a href="mailto:montymendigoria@yahoo.com" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479250090127_111565" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">montymendigoria@yahoo.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<i> </i></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479250090127_111491"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479250090127_111490" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479250090127_111493" style="font-size: 16.0pt;"> When you’re generous in sharing your gifts without expecting anything in return, you leave God to recompense you with </span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">His abundance.</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479250090127_111496"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479250090127_111495" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Lord, let Your goodness flow through me. Make me a channel of blessings for others. Amen.</span></i></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479250090127_111501"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479250090127_111500"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479250090127_111499" style="color: #4f81bd; font-size: 16pt;">St. Margaret of Scotland, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478043820367_38905"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478043820367_38904" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Only goodness and kindness will follow me all the days of my life. – Psalm 23:6</span></i></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478043820367_38858" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> Have you ever had a gigantic problem you thought only an equally huge solution could overcome it?</span></div>
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Before she died, Mama was confined in the Intensive Care Unit —
comatose due to a stroke. On the third day, her hospital bill was a
staggering P117,000. I prayed for resources to survive this crisis.</span></div>
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Around midnight, she needed a procedure to drain the fluids in her
brain. But first, we had to pay P15,000 for the fluid container. Papa
and I didn’t have that amount with us and I couldn’t get more at that
ungodly hour. Then I remembered the P4,000 my aunt and a community
brother had given earlier. With that and the cash in our wallets, we
raised P8,000. The doctor was kind enough to allow payment of the
balance the next day. These droplets of mercy answered our need for the
moment.</span></div>
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That grace made me realize we don’t always have to receive the answer
to our prayers in one downpour because God’s goodness flows each day.
Sometimes, the solution comes in trickles, but in the end, the drops
gathered in our blessings bucket are enough to drown our big problems. </span><i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Lella M. Santiago (<a href="mailto:lellams88@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lellams88@gmail.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"> Are you growing impatient because you haven’t gotten that </span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">big breakthrough you’re praying for? Review your small breakthroughs. </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478043820367_38865" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">They might already be pieces of that big one.</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478043820367_38868"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478043820367_38867" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Father God, help me to trust that Your mercy will be enough for my moments of need.</span></i></div>
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</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-26964175745235235612016-10-28T09:01:00.002+08:002016-10-28T09:01:31.333+08:00Are you resisting God’s call for your life? Surrender and find joy and fulfillment - Daily Bible Reflections October 28, 2016<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477608169255_23120" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-size: 20pt;">I SURRENDER</span></b></div>
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I believe in the power of prayer. It is through my prayer time that I
make a conscious effort to know the will of God for me.</span></div>
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Months ago, I made a life-changing decision. I left my career and
family to heed the call of God. It wasn’t easy but I know I made the
right choice because I am happy and fulfilled.</span></div>
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As I write this, I am in my room in the seminary. I may be a
little late because I’m already 25. But God’s call is always timely.</span></div>
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My life as a seminarian is crazy, challenging and joyful. I
thank God for giving me more time to reflect, discern and pray for His
will in my life.</span></div>
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I surrender my life to God and leave everything up to Him. As I
seek that His will be done in me, I look forward to becoming</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">the Lord’s priest by 2021. </span><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477608169255_23179"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477608169255_23178" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Kein Chito (<a href="mailto:kein.chito@gmail.com" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477608169255_23177" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kein.chito@gmail.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477608169255_23152" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Are you resisting God’s call for your life? Surrender and find joy and fulfillment.</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477608169255_23156"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477608169255_23155" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Holy Spirit, help me to discern God’s will for my life and to surrender to Him joyfully.</span></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-size: 16pt;">Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
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Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-41603215251038062042016-10-27T07:52:00.000+08:002016-10-27T07:52:01.590+08:00Do you find yourself in the middle of a war right now? How do you prepare your spiritual muscles for the battle ahead? - Daily Bible Reflections October 27, 2016<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477522356522_12002" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477522356522_15546"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477522356522_15545" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">For
our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities,
with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness... –
Ephesians 6:12</span></i></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477522356522_15525" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> “Ahooo! Ahooo!” This was the chant of the mighty Spartan soldiers from my favorite movie, </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">300. </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477522356522_15523" style="font-size: 18.0pt;">It’s
also the battle cry of the Radicals, a group of young men from the
Light of Jesus Family who are being groomed to be mighty servants of
God.</span></div>
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I used to think that strength is measured by how big and strong your
muscles are. But thanks to the Radical Training Program, I found the
true meaning of strength. To give until it hurts. To be patient with the
other driver who cut you off. To understand your spouse when she’s
being unreasonable. To be able to provide for your family and be a good
example to your </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477522356522_15524" style="font-size: 18.0pt;">kids.
To serve God and His people through loving sacrifice. And to strive to
be more loving than to fight for what’s right. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> Like the mighty </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">300, </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477522356522_15562" style="font-size: 18.0pt;">we
face a deadly war every day. A war between succumbing to sin or having
the strength to live the Gospel. Lucky for us, we have the best King any
army could </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477522356522_15564" style="font-size: 18.0pt;">ever have — Jesus! With Him leading the way, losing is not an </span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">option. </span><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477522356522_15589"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477522356522_15588" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Monching Bueno (<a href="mailto:ramon_bueno@yahoo.com" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477522356522_15587" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ramon_bueno@yahoo.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477522356522_15566" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Do you find yourself in the middle of a war right now? How do you prepare your spiritual muscles for the battle ahead? </span></div>
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</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-7361066811042113652016-10-23T05:38:00.002+08:002016-10-23T05:38:57.747+08:00Do you rely on God for strength in times of trouble? Or do you rely on other people or yourself alone? - Daily Bible Reflections October 23, 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477226166705_7111" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477226166705_7110" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 16pt;">But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength… – 2 Timothy 4:17</span></i></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477226166705_5423" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 18pt;"> “When the night has come. And the land is dark. And the moon is the only light we’ll see. No, I won’t be afraid. Oh, I won’t be afraid. Just as long as you stand, stand by me.”</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477226166705_5425" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 18pt;"> I was reminded of the lyrics of this old, popular song after I read the passage above from the book of 2 Timothy. We become brave enough to endure the different seasons of darkness in our lives when we know that we are not alone… when we know that someone is standing with us or beside us while we face these dark times.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477226166705_5427" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 18pt;"> We are bravest, though, when we know that that Someone who stands with us in the dark is God. His presence alone drives away all our fears and enables us not only to endure the darkness but also to overcome it. He gives us courage and strength to step out in faith even though we have just enough light for the next step.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477226166705_5429" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 18pt;"> Because of this, we can sing: “So Jesus, Jesus, stand by me, oh stand by me, oh stand, stand by me, stand by me.” </span><i style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 16pt;">Teresa Gumap-as Dumadag (<a href="mailto:teregmps@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background: transparent; color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:teregmps@yahoo.com">teregmps@yahoo.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 16pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1477226166705_5457" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 16pt;">Do you rely on God for strength in times of trouble? Or do you rely on other people or yourself alone?</span></div>
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Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-63465963978555565382016-10-19T07:40:00.002+08:002016-10-19T07:40:51.429+08:00Open yourself to God’s grace. He will never give up on you - Daily Bible Reflections October 19, 2016 <span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476830288952_10196" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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this I became a minister by the gift of God’s grace that was granted me
in accord with the exercise of his power. – Ephesians 3:7</span></i></div>
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I am one of the most impatient people I know. Although to my
assessment, I have already completed 10,000 hours of waiting for other
people for meetings, dates and events, my patience runs thin when it
comes to myself. I get so frustrated whenever I fail to execute my
plans, lose discipline and start doubting my capabilities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> Much more when I sin.</span></div>
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Sometimes frustration gets the better of me that I am tempted to
question why God has called me to serve Him in the first place. That’s
why before, during and after carrying out every ministry task given to
me, I am always left amazed at how I was able to do it.</span></div>
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But then again, it’s not my work. It’s all God’s doing. His
grace can never be earned — He generously bestows it to strengthen His
children. Knowing every bit of myself, flaws and weaknesses included, I
have no right to boast of who I am. I can only testify that regardless
of how I see myself, God finds a way to maximize me as He wills. </span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476830288952_10248" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> I am only made worthy by God’s love, empowered by His grace. </span><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476830288952_10220"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476830288952_10219" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Maymay R. Salvosa (<a href="mailto:cmaysalvosa@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cmaysalvosa@yahoo.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Open yourself to God’s grace. He will never give up on </span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">you.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-size: 16pt;">St. Isaac Jogues and Companions, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
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Christ we were chosen, destined in accord with purpose of the One who
accomplishes all things according to intention of his will. – Ephesians
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I auditioned for our youth music ministry as a singer. There were
only a few who volunteered, and I was happy because we had higher
chances of getting in. I was last to audition and my schedule got moved
to the following week. I waited for my turn but it never came. Worse,
it was my very own sister who headed the auditions!</span></div>
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I felt the rejection and it was hard. But my love for worship music
never faded. It was during this time that I began to play the piano at
home. I asked my sister to mentor me.</span></div>
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I auditioned again after a year, but this time as a keyboardist. I was
chosen and I never stopped playing ever since. That gift brought me to
places and allowed me to meet amazing people. From hard rejection, my
failed auditions became my hopeful redirection. I’m grateful that it was
in God’s plan all along.</span></div>
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Today, when I serve, I play music and sing at the same time. Truly, He
works out everything according to the purpose of His will. </span><i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Didoy Lubaton (<a href="mailto:didoymd@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">didoymd@gmail.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476398823277_30123" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s
special possession, that you may declare the praises of him </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476398823277_30149" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” (1 Peter 2:9)</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476398823277_30127"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476398823277_30126" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Lord, thank You for choosing me. I align my will to Yours. I trust Your plans for my life.</span></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-size: 16pt;">St. Callistus I, pope and martyr, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
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Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-54282213556790385362016-09-30T09:25:00.001+08:002016-09-30T09:25:31.664+08:00When it is full, they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away. – Matthew13:48 - Daily Bible Reflections September 30, 2016<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475190493252_14286" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475190493252_14305"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475190493252_14304" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">When it is full, they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away. – Matthew13:48</span></i></div>
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This scene is very vivid to me. Years ago, my class group had to go to
the Navotas Fishport for the feasibility project we were doing. We
witnessed how fish were loaded into many big banyera (tub) and were
sorted according to kind, quality and size. This was done so the fish
can be priced accordingly. The bad ones were then thrown into a separate
container and deposited into the trash bin.</span></div>
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I still remember the awful stench coming from the bin that contained
the bad fish. People stayed away from it because, aside from the foul
smell, a lot of flies swarmed around it.</span></div>
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I dread to think that come Judgment Day, I will be among those that the
angels will discard and throw into the burning furnace. </span><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475190493252_14316"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475190493252_14315" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reng D. Morelos(<a href="mailto:hermierengmorelos@yahoo.com" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475190493252_14314" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hermierengmorelos@yahoo.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475190493252_14318" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">
On Judgment Day, Jesus will ask you practical questions: When I was
hungry, did you give Me food? When I was thirsty, did you give Me a
drink? Did you welcome Me, clothe Me, visit Me in prison? What do you
need to do today to be able to answer Him in </span><span>the affirmative? </span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475190493252_14321"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475190493252_14320" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Lord, continue to mold me into the person that You want me to be so I may be in Your presence forevermore. </span></i></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475190493252_14325" style="color: #3366ff;"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475190493252_14324"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475190493252_14323" style="font-size: 16pt;">St. Jerome, priest and doctor of the Church, pray for us.</span></i></span></div>
</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-90790142086332199192016-09-28T07:58:00.001+08:002016-09-28T07:58:31.202+08:00As you find Him in your life, declare this with love and surrender, “I will follow You, Lord, wherever You go - Daily Bible Reflections September 28, 2016<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475016820354_10914" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475016820354_12976"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475016820354_12975" style="font-size: 18.0pt;">As
Jesus and his disciples were proceeding on their journey, someone said
to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” – Luke 9:57</span></i></div>
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It was time for our family bonding and we went to an old mall in
Manila. I was a kid and I remember my mommy saying to me, “Kein, hold my
hands so you will not get lost.”</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475016820354_12969" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> I whispered a soft yes, which was the same as, “I will follow you wherever you go.”</span></div>
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We entered an arcade. I was amazed by the flash of lights, loud sounds
and video game machines inside. Wow, it was paradise!</span></div>
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Then the inevitable happened. I let go of my mommy’s hand. And I got
lost. I was horrified! I prayed hard as I wiped away my tears.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475016820354_11086" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> Several minutes later, I spotted my daddy who was looking for me together with my mom. I was relieved. </span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475016820354_11088" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> My parents made the effort to find me. Why? Because their life would not be complete without me and vice versa.</span></div>
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It’s the same reason why God makes an effort to search for us whenever
we are lost in our spiritual life. He will always find us because He
wants us to be with Him in heaven.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475016820354_12987" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> Friend, make the effort to find Him, too. Kein Chito (kein.chito@gmail.com)</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475016820354_12990" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> As you find Him in your life, declare this with love and surrender, “I will follow You, Lord, wherever You go.”</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475016820354_13019"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475016820354_13018" style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Lord, give me a heart that follows You.</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 18pt;">St. Wenceslaus, martyr, pray for us.</span></i></b></span></div>
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</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-47232001335610117392016-09-27T07:51:00.001+08:002016-09-27T07:51:28.172+08:00What are your prejudices? How is this preventing you from receiving blessings and from being a channel of blessings to others? - Daily Bible Reflections September 27, 2016<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474930049844_16601" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474930049844_16608"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474930049844_16607" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">“Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to consume them?” But Jesus turned and rebuked them. – Luke 9:54-55</span></i></div>
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After the death of King Solomon, the kingdom of Israel was split into
two parts, Judah in the south, and Samaria in the north. The two
kingdoms were often in disagreement. The northern kings loved their
pagan idols and were constantly at odds with Jerusalem. When the
Assyrians conquered Samaria, some Samaritans remained in their homeland
and intermarried with the pagan settlers. When the Babylonians allowed
the Judeans to return to their homeland, some sources say that the
Samaritans offered to help rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem, but were
rudely refused because of their pagan impurity. Other sources say the
Samaritans
were the ones who refused to help their brothers of Judah to rebuild.
Sadly, disagreements, wars, differences in worship, and miscommunication
resulted in the simmering hatred that divided the people of Israel that
were once brothers. </span></div>
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Can you see similarities between the first century Jewish-Samaritan
problem and cultural and religious conflicts we face today in our
family, churches, community, country and nations? Can you hear Jesus
rebuking you? </span><i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Meann Tee (<a href="mailto:meanntytee@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">meanntytee@yahoo.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474930049844_16621" style="font-size: 16.0pt;"> What are your prejudices? How is this preventing you from receiving blessings and from being a channel of blessings to others?</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474930049844_16625"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474930049844_16624" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Father,
please remove my prejudices. Help me accept and love people who may
have different beliefs, values and convictions to promote true </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">and lasting peace and unity. Amen.</span></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-size: 16pt;">St. Vincent de Paul, priest, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
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Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-2328202197037230262016-09-23T07:08:00.001+08:002016-09-23T07:08:20.647+08:00Do you recognize that your family members are God’s gifts to you? Do you consciously set aside time to bond with them so that they would know and feel that they are important to you? - Daily Bible Reflections September 23, 2016<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474584081798_7384" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474584081798_9302"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474584081798_9301" style="color: #4f81bd; font-size: 20pt;">TIME FOR FAMILY</span></b></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474584081798_7382"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474584081798_7381" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. – Ecclesiastes 3:1</span></i></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474584081798_7392" style="font-size: 18.0pt;">
The family is the basic unit of society. Yet, it is threatened by so
many things nowadays. There are a growing number of broken homes that
produce children who are also broken. One factor that leads to this is
when one or both parents fail to invest time in their family. Many
parents are too busy with their jobs or businesses that they spend too
much time at work. And when they get home, they still spend their time
looking at their computers or mobile phones instead of looking at their
loved ones in the eye.</span></div>
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It has been said that relationships are like plants. You need to water
them daily or they die. So we need to invest time in our relationships.
Otherwise, they would deteriorate.</span></div>
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Ecclesiastes 3 says that there’s an appointed time for everything.
There is a time for work and a time for rest. A time to be out of the
house and a time to be home. “A time to embrace, and a time to be far
from embraces.”</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474584081798_7416" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> Take time to embrace your family members today and look them in the eye. </span><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474584081798_7449"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474584081798_7448" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Teresa Gumap-as Dumadag (<a href="mailto:teregmps@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">teregmps@yahoo.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474584081798_7419" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">
Do you recognize that your family members are God’s gifts to you? Do
you consciously set aside time to bond with them so that they would know
and feel that they are important to you?</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474584081798_7423"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474584081798_7422" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Father,
You made time to create and to rest. Help me to remember to make time
for all that You want me to do. Grant me wisdom in the use of my
precious time so I can give glory to You.</span></i></div>
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</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-491625695700340252016-09-22T06:58:00.001+08:002016-09-22T06:58:21.864+08:00Do we take time to sing to the Lord in a solo concert daily? He loves our voices raised up in a double prayer - Daily Bible Reflections September 22, 2016<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474497141715_9335" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474497141715_9345"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474497141715_9344" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Fill us at daybreak with your kindness, that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days. – Psalm 90:14</span></i></div>
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I was blessed to be the president of our glee club when I was a third
year high school student in St. Agnes Academy in Legaspi City. I now
always preface that information that I earned the position not because
of my Alto 1 voice, but because I was courageous enough to sing. Maybe
even then, I realized that he who sings, prays twice, as St. Augustine
said. </span></div>
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I was raised, though, as a Benedictine student with the dictum ora et
labora, pray and work. More aptly perhaps, we pray by singing and then
work joyfully for the Lord and His perfect will in our lives.</span></div>
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We have a God who blesses our every day with His constant love and,
thus, we can sing and be glad all our life. As we do this, our lives
become the melody that we sing to the Lord, just as the song, “Let All
My Life Be Music” says: “Let all my life be music, ah, let the heart of
me be as a harp, where joy and pain are blended harmony... And, when the
Great Musician plays, in notes of joy or pain, then let my heart
respond and sing... A wondrous song, a living song, a rapturous song, oh
send. And on a thrilling major chord, there let life end.” </span><i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Grace Princesa (grprincesa@yahoo.com)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1474497141715_9362" style="font-size: 16.0pt;"> Do we take time to sing to the Lord in a solo concert daily? He loves our voices raised up in a double prayer.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Lord, let my life be a beautiful song for You.</span></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-size: 16pt;">St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-91549980196658477762016-09-21T08:04:00.001+08:002016-09-21T08:04:27.550+08:00“Come follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” (Matthew 4:19) - Daily Bible Reflections September 21, 2016<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474412253437_4732" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474412253437_4819"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474412253437_4818" style="color: #4f81bd; font-size: 20pt;">FROM ADMIRATION TO</span></b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474412253437_4821"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474412253437_4820" style="color: #4f81bd; font-size: 20pt;">IMITATION</span></b></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474412253437_4741"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474412253437_4740" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed. – Matthew 9:9</span></i></div>
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For four blessed days we went agog over Pope Francis during his visit
to the Philippines. We were glued to the TV, we lined up the streets to
get a fleeting glance, we waited at the places where he would be. We
wore papal T-shirts and bought all sorts of souvenirs to remember those
days.</span></div>
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At the University of Sto. Tomas grounds, he exhorted the youth to love
with the three languages of your mind, heart and hands. I took it to
mean that it is not enough that we believe; we need to take steps of
action. In our country, he was “walking his talk” and taking giant papal
strides to demonstrate it. He was here to comfort those afflicted by
Typhoon Yolanda. Like Jesus, he came to feel what we feel. In spite of a
storm, he still went to Tacloban to be with the people of God — to pray
with them and comfort them personally.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474412253437_4755" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> Now that the Pope is gone, I will take on a priest-commentators advice on TV — to turn admiration to imitation.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474412253437_4757" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> I resolved then, and it’s driving my actions now, to be like Pope Francis, but more importantly to be like Jesus. </span><i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474412253437_4795"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474412253437_4794" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Rolly España (<a href="mailto:rollyespana@homeliving.com.ph" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rollyespana@homeliving.com.ph</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"> </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474412253437_4792" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">“Come follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474412253437_4760" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">(Matthew 4:19)</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474412253437_4764"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474412253437_4763" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Lord, I pray for a strong resolve to conform to Your mind and do what You’ve commissioned me to do — to make disciples.</span></i></div>
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<i> </i></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-size: 16pt;">St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-46278215985660412442016-09-20T07:07:00.003+08:002016-09-20T07:07:54.015+08:00“If you have patience and diligence, the seeds of knowledge will certainly give good fruit.” (Leonardo da Vinci) - Daily Bible Reflections September 20, 2016<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4143" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4143" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4225"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4224" style="color: #4f81bd; font-size: 20pt;">HASTE MAKES WASTE</span></b></span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4178"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4177" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">The plans of the diligent are sure of profit, but all rash haste leads certainly to poverty. – Proverbs 21:5</span></i></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4141" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> “The Banker’s offer is P999,000. Is it a deal or no deal?” Kris Aquino, the host of the game show, </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4147" style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Deal or No Deal, asked the contestant.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4148" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> “No deal!” the player answered with full conviction.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4150" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> Two million pesos was still on the board and the only substantial amount; the few remaining were just measly sums.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4152" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> “Why did you choose ‘No deal’?” Kris asked.</span></div>
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“Because before I went to the studio, I opened my Bible and was able to
read this verse from Psalm 37:4, ‘Delight yourself in the Lord and He
will give you the desires of your heart,’” the contestant said.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4189" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> “And what is your heart’s desire?” Kris asked.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4221" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> “To get the two million pesos!” She won only a small amount for the two million was not in the briefcase she held.</span></div>
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The contestant joined the game show to try her luck so she could
provide for the tuition fees of her younger siblings. The two million
blinded her from her true desire and her hasty decision kept her from
walking away with almost a million pesos.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4197" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> Let us learn to be wise and prudent in the decisions we make so we can avoid costly mistakes. </span><i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4201"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4200" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Judith Concepcion (<a href="mailto:svp_jmc@yahoo.com" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4199" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">svp_jmc@yahoo.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4211" style="font-size: 16.0pt;"> “If you have patience and diligence, the seeds of knowledge will certainly give good fruit.” (Leonardo da Vinci)</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4204"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474325424966_4203" style="font-size: 16pt;">Lord,
teach me to be prudent, not only in temporal things but also in
spiritual ones, that I may do what is pleasing in Your sight.</span></i></div>
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</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-32485623748781894462016-09-19T13:48:00.002+08:002016-09-19T13:48:53.531+08:00Do you feel as if there’s no hope of bearing fruit in what you’re doing? Fret not. The Lord might just surprise you! - Daily Bible Reflections September 19, 2016<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_43662" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_43672"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_43671" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">But the dwelling of the just, he favors. – Proverbs 3:33</span></i></div>
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“Lord, Your will be done. You know everything!” Carla prayed. Not that
she wanted to be promoted, but because she felt it was unjust that she
should be doing the job of her superior who was often out of the
country. It happened for years.</span></div>
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She loves her job and considers it her mission — with God as her boss.
But somehow she felt abused during those years. Still, she kept quiet
and shared about it only to a close friend, </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_43681" style="font-size: 18.0pt;">all
the while praying, confident that the Lord sees everything. Humbly, she
did her work and gave it her best shot. She made the company’s interest
her priority over her own.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_43682" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> After four years, she got promoted, not only once but twice! God did not fail her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> You and I go sometimes go through life situations where </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_43684" style="font-size: 18.0pt;">we
want to fight back or demand for our rights. That is certainly
necessary in some cases, especially when our dignity is trampled upon.
But no matter how bad the situation is, there is always hope. God
doesn’t sleep. He sees everything and, just like in Carla’s case, He has
a way of bringing about justice — in His time. We only have to trust
Him. </span><i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_43687"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_43686" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Tess V. Atienza (<a href="mailto:theresa.a@shepherdsvoice.com.ph" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">theresa.a@shepherdsvoice.com.ph</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_43689" style="font-size: 16.0pt;"> Do you feel as if there’s no hope of bearing fruit in what you’re doing? Fret not. The Lord might just surprise you!</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_43692"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_43691" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Thank
You, Lord, for being there for me when nothing seems to be happening
down here, and for the hope that Your Word gives me. Amen.</span></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-size: 16pt;">St. Januarius, bishop and martyr, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
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</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-57110866368401615442016-09-19T13:41:00.002+08:002016-09-19T13:41:47.979+08:00Are you tired of working hard, but finding no results? Let go. God has already won this battle for you. Wait for Him to deliver the victory to you - Daily Bible Reflections September 18, 2016<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_38397" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_38410"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_38409" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">“When will the new moon be over,” you ask, “that we may sell our grain?” – Amos 8:5</span></i></div>
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Amy has been working for the bank for years, but she has yet to be
promoted. Karl has met the sales quota over and over again, but he has
yet to receive his commission. Andy has been working so hard to be known
as a public speaker, but he has yet to book a speaking gig that would
cover his bills.</span></div>
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Have you ever felt like you’ve been trying so hard, working so long,
and fighting so strong, but nothing’s happening? The nights are long and
the days are hard, and each time you take one step forward, you get
shoved three steps backwards. Sometimes, it’s so tiring to fight for our
dreams; it’s much easier to give up.</span></div>
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I get tired, too. But I know that I get tired because I am impatient,
because I want to see results immediately. It took me a long time to
learn that my timing is different from God’s, because His is perfect. He
is the Alpha and the Omega, the One who know what was, what is, and
what will be. He has already set out before us, and won our battles for
us.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_38427" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> And when I learned to accept that, I learned to let go. It’s His timing. Not ours, not ours. </span><i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Karren Renz Seña (<a href="mailto:karren.s@shepherdsvoice.com.ph" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">karren.s@shepherdsvoice.com.ph</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"> </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_38458" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Are you tired of working hard, but finding no results? Let </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_38430" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">go. God has already won this battle for you. Wait for Him to deliver the victory to you.</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_38434"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474239730773_38433" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Lord, I pray to have the patience to accept Your timing, Your answers to my prayers, and Your version to these answers. Amen.</span></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-size: 16pt;">St. Joseph of Cupertino, pray for us.</span></i></b></div>
</span>Nil Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955431872138679831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5142324397967604267.post-55224181626285799432016-09-14T10:58:00.002+08:002016-09-14T10:58:27.072+08:00Christ died that you may live. So make your life count by living for Him - Daily Bible Reflections September 14, 2016<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473807873187_28370" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473807873187_28370" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473807873187_28382"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473807873187_28381" style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross</span></i></span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473807873187_28392"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473807873187_28391" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. – John 3:17</span></i></div>
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Remember when Adam and Eve were tempted by the serpent? The woman said
to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God
did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of
the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”</span></div>
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The reason why I took these verses is to emphasize that God never said
that they can’t eat from any tree in the garden. Neither did He say that
they can’t taste the delicious fruits nor that they can’t be happy.
Rather, God said, they could eat any fruit except the fruit from the
tree that is in the middle of the garden, because it will cause them
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Friends, God wants to protect us. And I believe that the reason why God
sent His only Son in this world is because He wanted us to understand
this very fact. We need Jesus. Jesus Christ is our bridge to God. He is
the connection we need to understand deeper the great love the Father
has for us.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473807873187_28404" style="font-size: 18.0pt;"> The Father sent Jesus not to condemn us but to save us. </span><i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Erika Mendoza (<a href="mailto:epaulmendoza@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epaulmendoza@gmail.com</a>)</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reflection:</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473807873187_28407" style="font-size: 16.0pt;"> Christ died that you may live. So make your life count by living for Him.</span></div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473807873187_28411"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473807873187_28410" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Thank You, Lord God, for sending us Your Son, Jesus Christ. </span></i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #3366ff;"><i><span style="font-size: 16pt;">St. Notburga, pray for us.</span></i></span></b></div>
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