The WORD
today (see http://usccb.org/bible/readings/051816.cfm)
reminds me that everyday is a gift from God.
In
the movie Kung Fu Panda, there was a scene where Master Oogway was telling an
upset Po of a saying - Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is
a gift. That is why it is called present. This makes sense. This is
true. And the first reading says something similar to this.
Today is a gift
from God.
The
first reading tells us that we should not be so arrogant and be so sure of what
will happen tomorrow. We should not just make concrete plans on our own. We
should not assume there is tomorrow. Anytime, God can take us out of this
world. This should put things in perspective and remind us of who God is and who
we are. As we wake up every day, we should be reminded that it is a gift from
God. And we should not forget to thank Him and include him in our every day
lives.
We should make
the most out of God's present.
We
do not know when God will take us out of the world. That's why we should make
the most out of every day. We should serve God the best way we can every day.
We should love others the best way we can. We should include God in all aspects of our lives,
because he is the giver of live.
May
we be reminded of God's power, and his goodness in giving us the gift of today.
Let us make the most out of it.
How
do I feel today? What have I done today? Have I made the best use of God's
gift? Do I wait for something before I do good and serve God, or do I make the
best use of today? How can I make today special?
Father God,
Thank you for
today. Thank you for another day to live. Thank you for another chance to love
and serve you. Thank you the gift of today. Sorry for the times I take your gift
for granted. Sorry for being so busy and focused on worldly things that I
forget to appreciate and thank you for your gift. Help me make the most out of
today. I will love and serve you the best way I can today. Amen.
Blessed
day!
In
Christ,
-g-
May 18, 2016
Wednesday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Lectionary: 343
Reading 1 Jas 4:13-17
Beloved:
Come now, you who say,
“Today or tomorrow we shall go into such and such a town,
spend a year there doing business, and make a profit”–
you have no idea what your life will be like tomorrow.
You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears.
Instead you should say,
“If the Lord wills it, we shall live to do this or that.”
But now you are boasting in your arrogance.
All such boasting is evil.
So for one who knows the right thing to do
and does not do it, it is a sin.
Come now, you who say,
“Today or tomorrow we shall go into such and such a town,
spend a year there doing business, and make a profit”–
you have no idea what your life will be like tomorrow.
You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears.
Instead you should say,
“If the Lord wills it, we shall live to do this or that.”
But now you are boasting in your arrogance.
All such boasting is evil.
So for one who knows the right thing to do
and does not do it, it is a sin.
Responsorial Psalm PS 49:2-3, 6-7, 8-10, 11
R. (Matthew 5:3) Blessed are the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Hear this, all you peoples;
hearken, all who dwell in the world,
Of lowly birth or high degree,
rich and poor alike.
R. Blessed are the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Why should I fear in evil days
when my wicked ensnarers ring me round?
They trust in their wealth;
the abundance of their riches is their boast.
R. Blessed are the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Yet in no way can a man redeem himself,
or pay his own ransom to God;
Too high is the price to redeem one’s life; he would never have enough
to remain alive always and not see destruction.
R. Blessed are the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs!
For he can see that wise men die,
and likewise the senseless and the stupid pass away,
leaving to others their wealth.
R. Blessed are the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Hear this, all you peoples;
hearken, all who dwell in the world,
Of lowly birth or high degree,
rich and poor alike.
R. Blessed are the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Why should I fear in evil days
when my wicked ensnarers ring me round?
They trust in their wealth;
the abundance of their riches is their boast.
R. Blessed are the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Yet in no way can a man redeem himself,
or pay his own ransom to God;
Too high is the price to redeem one’s life; he would never have enough
to remain alive always and not see destruction.
R. Blessed are the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs!
For he can see that wise men die,
and likewise the senseless and the stupid pass away,
leaving to others their wealth.
R. Blessed are the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Alleluia Jn 14:6
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord;
no one comes to the Father except through me.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
John said to Jesus,
“Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name,
and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow us.”
Jesus replied, “Do not prevent him.
There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name
who can at the same time speak ill of me.
For whoever is not against us is for us.”
I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord;
no one comes to the Father except through me.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel Mk 9:38-40
“Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name,
and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow us.”
Jesus replied, “Do not prevent him.
There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name
who can at the same time speak ill of me.
For whoever is not against us is for us.”
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