The WORD today
(see http://usccb.org/bible/readings/031418.cfm)
reminds me that God will never forget me.
They say that a mother will
really never forget her child. She carried the baby for 9 months, and had to go
through tough times not just carrying the baby, but also bringing the baby into
this world. They also say that a mother’s love for the child is so great, due
of course to the fact that she carried the baby, brought her into this world,
and because the baby is a reminder and a living proof of God’s love and
blessing to them. Just as mothers love their children very much, God's love for
us is greater.
Mahal na mahal
ka ng Diyos, kahit minsan parang hindi mo nararamdaman.
God loves us so much, we know
that. However, we do not always feel God’s love and presence in our
lives. Minsan, parang ang daming problema, minsan ang bigat ng mga
nangyayari, minsan parang lagi nalang nananalo yung masasama. During these
times, we may feel that God has abandoned us, or that God is busy doing
something else or taking care of someone else. However, today’s first reading
says otherwise. Sabi ng Diyos: I will never forget you. Kahit na mahirap,
kahit na mabigat ang dinadala natin, God is reminding us that He is there
always, that he does not take his eyes off us. I believe sometimes God is just letting us grow. He wants to see
how we handle things, and where we put him in our lives – kung sa kanya ba tayo
lalapit sa mga ganitong pagkakataon, or sa iba.
Hindi ka
kakalimutan ng Diyos.
As we are assured of God’s
presence and his watchful eyes always looking after us, the gospel reminds us
to do our part as well. Jesus said that: “I do not seek my own will,
but the will of the one who sent me” We are reminded to seek God’s will,
especially when it does not coincide with ours. It may not always be easy, but
seeking and doing God’s equips us more, makes it easier to fight the battle,
because we know we are doing what He wants.
Are there times that I feel God
is not watching over me? When? Do I believe God as he tells me today that He
will never forget him? What can I do to make his presence more alive in my
life? What can I do to make his presence more alive in this world? What can I
do to have more faith in his word?
May we always remember that God
will never forget us and his love is unchanging.
Father God,
Thank you for
today. Thank you for another day to live. Thank you for another reminder that
you will never forget me. Lord, sorry for the times I think and feel otherwise.
Sorry for the times I turn by back on you because I feel you’re not there.
Sorry for thinking that you do not love me or have forgotten about me just
because life is challenging. Help me remain faithful and loyal to you, Lord. I
will continue to hold on to you as I live and fight the battles in life. I know
you are and you will always be there, watching over and protecting me. Amen.
Blessed
Day!
In
Christ,
-g-
March 14, 2018
Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Lectionary: 246
Lectionary: 246
Reading 1 IS 49:8-15
Thus says the LORD:
In a time of favor I answer you,
on the day of salvation I help you;
and I have kept you and given you as a covenant to the people,
To restore the land
and allot the desolate heritages,
Saying to the prisoners: Come out!
To those in darkness: Show yourselves!
Along the ways they shall find pasture,
on every bare height shall their pastures be.
They shall not hunger or thirst,
nor shall the scorching wind or the sun strike them;
For he who pities them leads them
and guides them beside springs of water.
I will cut a road through all my mountains,
and make my highways level.
See, some shall come from afar,
others from the north and the west,
and some from the land of Syene.
Sing out, O heavens, and rejoice, O earth,
break forth into song, you mountains.
For the LORD comforts his people
and shows mercy to his afflicted.
But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me;
my Lord has forgotten me."
Can a mother forget her infant,
be without tenderness for the child of her womb?
Even should she forget,
I will never forget you.
In a time of favor I answer you,
on the day of salvation I help you;
and I have kept you and given you as a covenant to the people,
To restore the land
and allot the desolate heritages,
Saying to the prisoners: Come out!
To those in darkness: Show yourselves!
Along the ways they shall find pasture,
on every bare height shall their pastures be.
They shall not hunger or thirst,
nor shall the scorching wind or the sun strike them;
For he who pities them leads them
and guides them beside springs of water.
I will cut a road through all my mountains,
and make my highways level.
See, some shall come from afar,
others from the north and the west,
and some from the land of Syene.
Sing out, O heavens, and rejoice, O earth,
break forth into song, you mountains.
For the LORD comforts his people
and shows mercy to his afflicted.
But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me;
my Lord has forgotten me."
Can a mother forget her infant,
be without tenderness for the child of her womb?
Even should she forget,
I will never forget you.
Responsorial Psalm PS 145:8-9, 13CD-14, 17-18
R. (8a) The Lord is gracious and
merciful.
The LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and of great kindness.
The LORD is good to all
and compassionate toward all his works.
R. The Lord is gracious and merciful.
The LORD is faithful in all his words
and holy in all his works.
The LORD lifts up all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.
R. The Lord is gracious and merciful.
The LORD is just in all his ways
and holy in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
to all who call upon him in truth.
R. The Lord is gracious and merciful.
The LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and of great kindness.
The LORD is good to all
and compassionate toward all his works.
R. The Lord is gracious and merciful.
The LORD is faithful in all his words
and holy in all his works.
The LORD lifts up all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.
R. The Lord is gracious and merciful.
The LORD is just in all his ways
and holy in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
to all who call upon him in truth.
R. The Lord is gracious and merciful.
Verse Before The Gospel JN 11:25A, 26
I am the resurrection and the
life, says the Lord;
whoever believes in me will never die.
whoever believes in me will never die.
Gospel JN 5:17-30
Jesus answered the Jews:
"My Father is at work until now, so I am at work."
For this reason they tried all the more to kill him,
because he not only broke the sabbath
but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God.
Jesus answered and said to them,
"Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own,
but only what he sees the Father doing;
for what he does, the Son will do also.
For the Father loves the Son
and shows him everything that he himself does,
and he will show him greater works than these,
so that you may be amazed.
For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life,
so also does the Son give life to whomever he wishes.
Nor does the Father judge anyone,
but he has given all judgment to the Son,
so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father.
Whoever does not honor the Son
does not honor the Father who sent him.
Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever hears my word
and believes in the one who sent me
has eternal life and will not come to condemnation,
but has passed from death to life.
Amen, amen, I say to you, the hour is coming and is now here
when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God,
and those who hear will live.
For just as the Father has life in himself,
so also he gave to the Son the possession of life in himself.
And he gave him power to exercise judgment,
because he is the Son of Man.
Do not be amazed at this,
because the hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs
will hear his voice and will come out,
those who have done good deeds
to the resurrection of life,
but those who have done wicked deeds
to the resurrection of condemnation.
"I cannot do anything on my own;
I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just,
because I do not seek my own will
but the will of the one who sent me."
"My Father is at work until now, so I am at work."
For this reason they tried all the more to kill him,
because he not only broke the sabbath
but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God.
Jesus answered and said to them,
"Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own,
but only what he sees the Father doing;
for what he does, the Son will do also.
For the Father loves the Son
and shows him everything that he himself does,
and he will show him greater works than these,
so that you may be amazed.
For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life,
so also does the Son give life to whomever he wishes.
Nor does the Father judge anyone,
but he has given all judgment to the Son,
so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father.
Whoever does not honor the Son
does not honor the Father who sent him.
Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever hears my word
and believes in the one who sent me
has eternal life and will not come to condemnation,
but has passed from death to life.
Amen, amen, I say to you, the hour is coming and is now here
when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God,
and those who hear will live.
For just as the Father has life in himself,
so also he gave to the Son the possession of life in himself.
And he gave him power to exercise judgment,
because he is the Son of Man.
Do not be amazed at this,
because the hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs
will hear his voice and will come out,
those who have done good deeds
to the resurrection of life,
but those who have done wicked deeds
to the resurrection of condemnation.
"I cannot do anything on my own;
I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just,
because I do not seek my own will
but the will of the one who sent me."
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