Inspirations at your Fingertips!

Tuesday of the 26th Week in ordinary time year 1 What an irony for the first and second readings.  In the first reading, people would want to journey with the Jews in going up to Jerusalem because of their God.  But in the second reading, people abhor Jesus who is going up to Jerusalem.  Why? If we invite people to be active in the Church, why do they remain inactive? In the readings we can infer that God is irresistible.  We must have done something to not make God irresistible.  We may have conditioned ourselves not to resist other things like material things in place of God. Second, we may have failed to incarnate Jesus in our lives and failed to share him to others.  This lack of dedication has sacrificed the excitement of children to be active in the Church. Let us constantly evaluate within ourselves if truly, we admit that God is high above any priority in our lives; that his truth and values be incarnated in us; and that we passionately share Him with others.

Lunes ng ika-26 linggo,  Taon 1 Ang kasiyahan sa isang bata ay hindi kung ika'y umaarteng parang bata kundi ang laman ng iyong puso'y singwagas ng isang bata. Ito ang Sion na tinutukoy ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ni propeta Zakarias; ang Sion na kung saan itatayo muli ang templo ng Diyos.  Ang Sion ay ang taluktok ng bundok kung saan magkikita ang tao at Diyos; larawan ito ng langit kung saan magkakaroon ng masayang pagtatagpo ng Diyos at ng tao. Ngunit nawa'y taglay natin ang kasiglahan ng mga batang naglalaro; buhay at nagdudulot ng kasiyahan sa iba.  Kailangan din natin pusong payak tulad ng sa bata; hindi mapag-alala sa napakaraming alalahanin sa buhay kundi masaya lamang sa piling ng minamahal.  Tayo'y parating nasa piling ng Diyos; masaya ba tayo? At higit sa lahat, kailangan natin ng pagtalima ng isang bata tulad ng pagsunod ng bata sa kanilang mga magulang at guro.  Bata ang papapasukin ng Ama sa kanyang kaharian; tayo iyon na may puso ng isang bata, ha

Tuesday of the 23rd week, year 1 An inspiring idea today is what our new faith that is deeply rooted in Christ could do. This is in contrast with the values and philosophies of this world that is devoid of the presence of God. Don't believe in secularist theories or even pro-structuralist theories.  God is unchanging.  He is not a set of beliefs.  He is real. His teachings change us to the core of our being. Christ makes us unto Himself.  He changes our hearts to be like his. Imagine a world where Christ dwells in every heart; where the theme of life is in giving; where all can see the hand of God in everything we do.  There is life for all.

Friday of week 22 of the year, year 1 Lk. 5, 33 - 39 St. Paul gave a mini-Catechesis about Jesus and how the Church is linked with him.  It is with this link that marks our being Christians.  This is the good news: we are new creations in Jesus Christ.  It is the potential power within us: our capacity to change for the better and to be authentic images of God.  It can be possible if we give due attention to knowing the ways of Christ.  This is what the saints are made of.  To be modern-day saints does not only connote leading holy lives; it also means we are capable of bring life to the world - hope for the down trodden, a new beginning for the poor, and healing to the infirmed. Give due attention to serving the Lord and nobody else!

thursday of the 22nd week in ordinary time, year I Gospel: Lk. 5: 1 - 11 The Christian community slowly grows in the knowledge of Christ and reaches the kingdom of Heaven. The growth of a community always has a beginning and a period of growth.  Like a child with whom the parent is so patient in forming, the Christian is conscious of his growth in the Lord.  He is also conscious on how his community is growing in faith. "Grace builds on nature."  The miracle happens when, despite our human nature, we respond to grow in our knowledge and love of the Lord. Learn from Peter himself.  Though he is submerged in his own world, he still has the docility to accept Jesus' offer to be "a fisher of men."  By following the Lord, we shall also reach the fullness of our being.