Are you open to God’s call to be one of His laborers in the harvest? What gifts do you have that you can use to help? - Daily Bible Reflections August 7,2015

WANTED: HARVESTERS

 

The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few. – Matthew 9:37

 

       Here I am, Lord / Is it I, Lord? /I have heard You calling in the night / I will go, Lord / If You lead me / I will hold Your people in my heart.

       I love hearing and singing this song which I learned when I was still young. It reminds me to use my God-given gifts to do my share in this abundant harvest.

       God has placed in my heart a strong desire to share about Him and His work in my life through writing and speaking. He has also given me opportunities to lead groups at different points in my life. I believe that it is through these gifts that God wants me to take part in the great harvest.

       First Corinthians 12:4-7 says, “There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit.” As Bishop Jesse Mercado said in his homily at the Kerygma Conference 2013, “Your gift, your charism, is your way of contributing to the Church.” Teresa Gumap-as Dumadag (teregmps@yahoo.com)

 

Reflection: Are you open to God’s call to be one of His laborers in the harvest? What gifts do you have that you can use to help?

 

Lord, I pray that I would always be ready to say yes to You whenever You call me. May I readily obey also when You send me.

 

Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz and Companions, pray for us.

Say "I love you” to your loved ones every day. One "I love you” can never be sufficient for the next 30 years - God Whispers August 6,2015

Say "I love you” to your loved ones every day. One "I love you” can never be sufficient for the next 30 years.
       


Express your love,
God



P.S.  I love you every single day!

What are you praying for? Does your faith match the size of your request? - Daily Bible Reflections August 6,2015

BIG BASKET

 

“Your faith has saved you.” – Matthew 9:22

 

       I once went to the grocery to buy a couple of things for the kitchen. Since I knew I only wanted a few items, I didn’t bother getting a basket. I just grabbed stuff and carried them by hand.

       Soon, my hands were full. Then I saw some stuff that wasn’t on my shopping list but I felt I needed. So I decided to get a basket.

       Later on, the basket was full, too. So I got a shopping cart and placed the basket inside. I went home with much more than I had planned to buy.

       I believe God has no problem blessing us. The question is, how much are we willing to receive? The answer lies in how much faith we have. Sometimes we pray for things but we don’t believe enough that we will receive them. How can God place big blessings in small containers?

       If we’re willing to settle for small blessings, that’s all we’ll get. But if we want big blessings, we need shopping cart-sized faith. George Tolentino Gabriel (george.g@svrtv.com)

 

Reflection: What are you praying for? Does your faith match the size of your request?

 

Lord, I choose to believe — big time.

 

St. Maria Goretti, virgin and martyr, pray for us.

“Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing, peace is the measure.” (Phyllis McGinley) - Daily Bible Reflections August 4,2015

BEST PAIN DOCTOR

 

People brought to him all those who were sick and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak, and as many as touched it were healed.– Matthew 14:35-36

 

        Do you know that many of the patients in the hospitals in America are there because of psychosomatic illnesses? This means that the sickness of their bodies originate from their thinking.

       Dr. John Sarno, a pioneer in psychosomatic medicine, has been dubbed “America’s best pain doctor” by Forbes magazine. He discovered that it’s easier to endure physical pain than emotional pain and, because of this, our unconscious mind produces all kinds of bodily pains to distract us from the real and deep emotional problems we have. Dr. Sarno believed that if a person faces her real emotional pain, then the physical pain would no longer have any use and would disappear.

       Friends, do you have a chronic pain in the neck, shoulder or back for which doctors can’t find a cause? Maybe the real source of the pain is a broken relationship, a conflict, fear or worry.

       The Lord wants to heal us. Let’s surrender to Him our hurts and pains and allow Him to heal our bodies and spirits. Rissa Singson Kawpeng (justbreatherissa@gmail.com)

 

Reflection: “Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing, peace is the measure.” (Phyllis McGinley)

 

Jesus, heal my body, my emotions and my relationships. Amen.

 

St. John Vianney, priest, pray for us.