God's Message For You - 11 February 2019
Rey Dionela
READINGS for 2019-02-11
I KNOW HIM As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. – Mark 6:54 As I write this, Jo Koy had just performed to packed venues in Manila and Cebu. Jo Koy is a popular Filipino-American stand-up comedian known for his unapologetic storytelling of his family. He has been a household name for some time now for many Filipinos living in the U.S. Today, when people hear a few buzz words from his monologues, they immediately recognize it’s his comedy. Jo Koy is famous now because people follow him and people talk about him. Today’s Gospel tells us how quickly people recognized Jesus during His time. They had heard about the many wonders He had done: how He made the blind see, how He cured the sick, how wise this son of a carpenter was. Many followed Him and sought Him out. Unfortunately, the same is no longer true today. Not many follow and seek Jesus anymore. There are those who refuse to acknowledge Him. The challenge for us who still believe in Jesus is to talk about Him, share Him with others, and let them see Him through the way we live. Let’s make Jesus, our Lord and Savior, recognizable again. Erwin Roceles (erwin_...@yahoo.com)
Reflect: Live in such a way that those who know you but don’t know God will come to know Him because they know you.
Dear Lord, I pray for a special encounter with someone today with whom I can boldly proclaim You. Amen. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us. |
1st READING This first account of Creation or the Priestly Account is presented in a concise and orderly way. This account shows that God had something in mind when He created the world. Everything God created was meant for the good and pleasure of humanity. The world and all of Creation is a gift, and not just something to be used. May we be grateful for this precious gift and be truly responsible in preserving it. Genesis 1:1-19 1 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth,2 the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw how good the light was. God then separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” Thus evening came, and morning followed—the first day. 6 Then God said, “Let there be a dome in the middle of the waters, to separate one body of water from the other.” And so it happened: 7 God made the dome, and it separated the water above the dome from the water below it. 8God called the dome “the sky.” Evening came, and morning followed—the second day. 9 Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into a single basin, so that the dry land may appear.” And so it happened: the water under the sky was gathered into its basin, and the dry land appeared. 10 God called the dry land “the earth,” and the basin of the water he called “the sea.” God saw how good it was. 11 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it.” And so it happened: 12 the earth brought forth every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it. God saw how good it was. 13 Evening came, and morning followed—the third day. 14 Then God said: “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky, to separate day from night. Let them mark the fixed times, the days and the years, 15 and serve as luminaries in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth.” And so it happened: 16God made the two great lights, the greater one to govern the day, and the lesser one to govern the night; and he made the stars. 17 God set them in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw how good it was. 19 Evening came, and morning followed—the fourth day. P S A L M Psalm 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35 R: May the Lord be glad in his works. 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord, my God, you are great indeed! You are clothed with majesty and glory, 2 robed in light as with a cloak. (R) 5 You fixed the earth upon its foundation, not to be moved forever; 6 with the ocean, as with a garment, you covered it; above the mountains the waters stood. (R) 10You sent forth springs into the watercourses that wind among the mountains. 12 Beside them the birds of heaven dwell; from among the branches they send forth their song. (R) 24 How manifold are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you have wrought them all—the earth is full of your creatures. 35 Bless the Lord, O my soul! Alleluia. (R) GOSPEL Jesus is a healer and the people bring the sick to Him for healing. This is the power of faith at work. At a time when modern cures were unheard of, people relied on their limited understanding about human sickness. For the suffering, a healing ministry gives hope. Today, Jesus continues to heal us through ordinary and extraordinary ways. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Jesus preached the Gospel of the Kingdom and cured every disease among the people. Mark 6:53-56 53 After making the crossing to the other side of the sea, Jesus and his disciples came to land at Gennesaret and tied up there.54 As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized him. 55 They scurried about the surrounding country and began to bring in the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56 Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as touched it were healed. think: How have you experienced the healing love of Jesus, the Divine Healer? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST thank You, Lord, for: ____________________
Read the Bible in one year 1 Corinthians 9-12 |
HEALING MINISTY Jesus’ healing power made Him popular among the people. They listened to Jesus because He used simple words and ideas to teach about the Kingdom of God. But what attracted the crowd more was the loving presence that Jesus exudes. Even by just touching the tassel of His cloak, many people were healed. The healing of the sick is a sign of God’s reign among us. It was an integral part of Jesus’ ministry. He healed many sick people—and He continues to do so. This continuation of Jesus’ healing ministry must resonate with us. We all need healing. We are afflicted with various diseases, illnesses, and handicaps, and so we need physical healing. We are troubled by traumatic experiences and painful memories, and so we need psychological healing. We are burdened with worries, fears, and anxieties, and so we need mental and emotional healing. We suffer from the effects of sin or sinful ways of living, and so we need spiritual healing. We need God’s mercy and forgiveness to be healed of our woundedness and brokenness. As Christ’s disciples, we must carry on this ministry. Though today’s Gospel reading deals with the cure of physical illnesses, we know that healing today encompasses other forms of disorder. We must reach out to those who, for one reason or another, feel alienated or separated from the Church. We must seek to heal family members and friends who no longer speak to each other. We must embrace the discouraged and despairing who have lost the capacity to hope. We must energize all those who seek to approach Jesus but have nobody to carry them. We must touch with compassion and charity the poor who are dehumanized by extreme poverty. Physical healing alone should never be the focal point of our worship. Healing of all kinds should be the result of the Holy Spirit’s touch on the lives of hurting people—wounded and broken. For any pain and suffering in our lives today, God is still the only medicine. Fr. Nelson Orqueta ------- REFLECTION QUESTION ------- What healing do you need right now? Heal me, Lord, of all my wounds and pains. Amen.
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