Thursday (October 31):"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

Scripture: Luke 13:31-35

At that very hour some Pharisees came, and said to him, "Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you." And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, `Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.' O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, `Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

Reflection:

Tagpasidan’an nan mga Pharisee si Jesus na moiwat sa Jerusalem kay gusto kuno Sija pat’jon ni Herod pero aja man hinoon sila pasidan’i ‘sab pagbalik ni Lord na mas nameligro an ila mga espirirtu sanan lawas na mahi-empiyerno kon dili sila mamatî sa mensahero ni God.

Tag-abrihan ni Jesus an tanan dayan para datô para kita makasuyod sa langitnon na bayay ni God pinaagi Dija kay mga anak man kita Nija na kinahanglan proteksiyonan - proteksiyon sa pagpakasayâ.

"Lord Jesus, I place all my trust and hope in you. Come make your home with me and take possession of my heart and will that I may wholly desire what is pleasing to you. Fill my heart with love and mercy for others that I may boldly witness to the truth and joy of the gospel through word and example, both to those who accept it and to those who oppose it."

Wednesday (October 30): Do not risk being shut out

Scripture:   Luke 13:22-30

He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. And some one said to him, "Lord, will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them, "Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the householder has risen up and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, `Lord, open to  us.' He will answer you, `I do not know where you come from.' Then you will begin to say, `We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.' But he will say, `I tell you, I do not know where you come from; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!' There you will weep and gnash your teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves thrust out. And men will come from east and west, and from north and south, and sit at table in the kingdom of God. And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."

Reflection: 

Kon magsira na nan pultahan an nagpa-bangkete, dili na ini moabri  para sa mga naulihi kay nagpaka-sayâ man sila dija amo na, igô ra dila.

Amo ini an pagka-piktyur ni Jesus sa Ija pagsangpit nan pultahan sa Ija susambingay para sa mga imbitado na nagpaka-preparar.

Dili kon otomatik na mahilangit an tanan na mga special chosen ni God nan Ija pagmugnâ nan covenenant dila.

An imbitasyon ni God para sa tanan, Jews sanan Gentiles, waya’y pili pero an kondisyon na si Jesus gajud an kinahanglan agihan nan  gusto makadto sa kaharian ni God.

An kinahanglan dinhi para maka-agi kita kan Jesus, an pag-pangajô lamang nan grasya (favor sanan blessing) sanan pasaylo (kapasayloan sa atô pagpakasayâ batok kan God) para kita mo-kuwalipikar.

"Lord Jesus, may I never doubt your guiding presence and your merciful love towards me. Through the gift of your Spirit fill me with courage and persevering faith to trust you in all things and in every circumstance I find myself. Give me the strength to cling to your promises when the world around me begins to shake or crumble. And when my love and zeal begin to waver, fan into my heart a flame of consuming love and dedication for you who are my All."

Tuesday (October 29): "What God's kingdom is like"

Scripture: Luke 13:18-21

He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches." And again he said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened."

Reflection:

An kaharian ni God nagsugod sa pinaka-gamay na sinugdanan sa atô mga kasing-kasing tungod kay atô man tagdawat an Ija pulong na parehas nan gamay na liso nan mustasa.

Molambô ini na pagtoo na dili lamang nato himatik’dan kay may pagbag’o na man sa kinahilad’man nan atô pagkatawo.

Ini na pagbag’o o transpormasyon mahitabo lamang tungod sa gahum nan Holy Spirit na tagpa-daya ni Jesus sa atô mga kasing-kasing.

Nagatoo ba kita sa gahum nan Holy Spirit na amo’y mobag’o datô?

"Lord Jesus, fill me with your Holy Spirit and transform me into the Christ-like holiness you desire. Increase my zeal for your kingdom and instill in me a holy desire to live for your greater glory."

Monday (October 28): Jesus chose twelve apostles

Scripture:Luke 6:12-19

In these days he went out to the mountain to pray; and all night he continued in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles; Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea  and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came forth from him and healed them all.

Reflection:

Kon buot hunâ-hunâon, si Jesus na Anak ni God, entiro duyon nangadjê sa Ija Father sa langit para mangajô nan giya sa Ija mga bulohaton sa ministry.

Pagkatapos ni Jesus mangajô na giya kan Father God, kina-masisuyoman, tagpilî sanan tagtawag Nija an Ija dose ka mga apostoles para moabag Dija sa Ija mga bulohaton.

An mga pinili ni Lord na mga apostoles, dili sila kon mga propesyunal sanan waya sila sa uno rakan na posisyon sa sosiyedad sanan waya’y ila duro na mga kabtangan sanan mga bahandî, mga ordinaryo ra sila na mga tawo.

Mga ordinaryo ra sila na mga tag-pilî ni Jesus pero ekstra-ordinaryo an ila trabaho para sa Kaharian ni God.

Kita isab, tagtawag kita tanan ni God para sa misyon para sa Ija kahimayaan, amo na an pangutana kuman: Uno man an panawagan ni God para sa imo kinabuhi?

"Lord Jesus Christ, you are the Son of God and the Savior of the world. Inflame my heart with a burning love for you and with an expectant faith in your saving power. Take my life and all that I have as an offering of love for you, who are my All."

Sunday (October 27):"God, be merciful to me a sinner!"

Gospel Reading: Luke 18:9-14

He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, `God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even  like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get.' But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, `God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who  humbles himself will be exalted."

Reflection:

An gusto ni God, matud pa ni prophet Hosea, an waya’y paglubad na gugma, dili kon sakripisyo, amo na waya’y kabulohan an atô pangaliya sanan sakripisyo kon dili ini kon gikan gajud sa atô layum na gugma kan Lord.

Amo na kinahanglan moatubang kita kan God sa ato pangaliya na may mapahi’ubsanon sanan mahinulsulon na kasing-kasing na nangajô nan kalooy sanan pasaylo.

"Lord Jesus, may your love and truth transform my life - my inner thoughts, intentions, and attitudes, and my outward behavior, speech, and actions. Where I lack charity, kindness, and forbearance, help me to embrace your merciful love and to seek the good of my neighbor, even those who cause me ill-favor or offense. May I always love as you have loved and forgive others as you have forgiven."

Saturday (October 26): "Unless you repent - you will perish"

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9 

There were some present at that very time who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered thus? I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish." And he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedresser, `Lo, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down; why  should it use up the ground?'  And he answered him, `Let it alone, sir, this year also, till I dig about it and put on manure. And if it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'"

Reflection:

Dilí lamang kon pasaylo sanan pagbag’o natô sa atô mga kinabuhi an gusto ni God kondili an pagkasalbar natô sa kasay’anan.

Waya’y dakô o gamay na kasa’anan para kan God basta an kagustohan lamang Nija na masalbar kita.

Mahal kita karajaw ni God amo na gusto Nija ipadayag an Ija gugma pinaagi nan Ija pagpasaylo datô.

Amo na kinahanglan mosuod gajud kita kan God para kita Nija pasayloon.

"Lord Jesus, increase my hunger for you that I may grow in righteousness and holiness. May I not squander the grace of the present moment to say "yes" to you and to your will and plan for my life."

Friday (October 25): Heed the warning signs before it is too late

Gospel:  Luke 12:54-59

He also said to the multitudes, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, `A shower is coming'; and so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, `There will be scorching heat'; and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky; but why do you not know how to interpret the present time? "And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison. I tell you, you will never get out till you have paid the very last copper."

Reflection:

Uno man kuno na madali ra man hibay’an nan tawo kon kun’o mouyan sanan kon kun’o mosuga.

Kay may mga timailhan man an tawo sa panahon segun sa kondisyon nan hangin kon diin ini gikan sanan hain ini pasingod.

Hilabina sa pagka-kuman na panahon na may mga moderno na instrumeno na mobasa kon may mga umaabot na bagjo, baha sanan uno rakan na mga kalamidad, sa tabang nan siyensiya para kapasidan’an an mga lomolupyo.

Pero uno man kunô, laong pa ni Jesus, na waya man gajud makasabot an mga tawo nan Ija mga pagtudlô na amo na ini an signus na kinahanglan sila magbag’o nan ila mga kasing-kasing nadto sa pagka-maligdong sanan pagka-matarong.

An gusto Lord na kinahanglan andam kita na moharong Dija pag-abot nan panahon nan paghukom kay kompiyansa na man kita na ato taghimô an tanan Nija mga sugô datô na mahalon natô an atô isigkatawo sama sa pagmahal natô Dija.

"Lord Jesus, flood my heart with your love and free me from all that would keep me from doing your will. Transform my mind that I may discern what is right and choose what is good and pleasing to you."

Thursday (October 24): "I came to cast fire upon the earth"

Gospel:  Luke 12:49-53

"I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how I am constrained until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division; for henceforth in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three; they will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against her mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

Reflection:

Dilaab. Amo ini an buot ipasabot ni Lord Jesus dinhi - an dilaab nan Ija gugma na atô tagdawat pinaagi nan Holy Spirit na atô tag-angkon sa kinahilad’man nan atô mga kasing-kasing.

Mahitabô an pagka-bahin-bahin sanan waya’y pagka-hiusa nan pamilya kay an pagtoo nan kada isa kan God amo ma’y ila tag-una  sa ila paningkamot na maka-angkon nan pasaylo sanan grasya ni God na ipadangat Nija sa tanan.

May seryoso na epekto sa ato mga kinabuhi an mensahe dinhi nan Ebanghelyo.

An atô loyalty kan God amo gaju’y permi mauna kaysa sa atô pamilya.

"Lord Jesus, may the fire of your love consume me and transform my life that I may truly desire nothing more than life with you. Fill me with the power of your Holy Spirit that I may always seek to please you and do your will." 

Wednesday (October 23): "Be ready to answer - the Lord draws near"

Gospel:  Luke 12:39-48

But know this, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. You also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an unexpected hour." Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?" And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing. Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. But if that servant says to himself, `My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and  drink and get drunk, the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will punish him, and put him with the unfaithful. And that servant who knew his master's will, but did not make ready or act according to his will, shall receive a severe beating. But he who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, shall receive a light beating. Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required; and of him to whom men commit much they will demand the more.

Reflection:

Dili gajud natô hibay’an kon kun’o moabot o mabalik si Lord dinhi sa kalibutan para ipadangat Nija an Ija paghusga datô tanan.

Waya’y nahibayo nan egsakto na oras o minuto o segundo man kon kon’o kita Nija kahusgahan, kon ipadaya kita Nija sa Langit kay nagasunod kita sa sa Ija mga sugô o sa Empiyerno kay waya’y lamang pagpakabanâ natô nan Ija mga instruksiyon na mga himôonon.

Ugsâ kinahanglan gajud na permi kita andam sa atô mga kinabuhi pinaagi sa atô permanente na pagsunod sa tanan mga sugô ni God datô.

"Lord Jesus, you have captured my heart for you. Make me strong in faith, steadfast in hope, and generous in love that I may seek to please you in all things and bring you glory.  May I always be watchful and ready to answer when you draw near."

Tuesday (October 22): "When the Master knocks - open at once"

Gospel: Luke 12:35-38

"Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the marriage feast, so that they may open to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes; truly, I say to you, he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them. If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those servants!

Reflection:

Preparasyon an pinaka-importante na himôon natô sa kada gutlô nan atô kinabuhi para permi kita andam na moharong kan Lord Jesus Christ sa Ija pagbalik dinhi sa kalibutan para sa paghusga datô.

Tagtawag kita adlaw-adlaw ni Lord para pamatian Sija sa Ija mga pulong nan kapasayloan.

Jaon ra ini datô kon pamatían nato si Lord sa Ija panawagan na magsugod na kita pagbag’o sa atô mga kinabuhi para andam na kita modawat nan Ija paghukom abir kon uno orasa.

"Lord Jesus, you loved me first and you gave your life for me. Fill me with a joyful heart and a generous spirit that is ready to serve and to do whatever you command."

Monday (October 21): Storing up true riches

Scripture:  Luke 12:13-21

One of the multitude said to him, "Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me." But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or divider over you?" And he said to them, "Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought to himself, `What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' And he said, `I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.' But God said to him, `Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

Reflection:

Waya’y makalabaw sa maangkon nan tawo sa ija kinabuhi, dili kon an mga kabtangan sanan bahandi, kondili kon an ija relasyon kan God sanan sa ija isigkatawo.

Uno ma’y mahimô nan bahandi nan tawo kon an ija kinabuhi sukton na ni God kay utang ra man nija an ija kinabuhi kan Lord?

Ugsâ pinaka-importante gajud na atô himôon na jaon permi sa sentro nan atô kinabuhi God.

"Lord Jesus, free my heart from all possessiveness and from coveting what belongs to another. May I desire you alone as the one true treasure worth possessing above all else. Help me to make good use of the material blessings you give me that I may use them generously for your glory and for the good of others."

Sunday (October 20): "Always pray and do not lose heart"

Scripture:  Luke 18:1-8

And he told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man;

and there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, `Vindicate me against my adversary.'  For a while he refused; but afterward he said to himself, `Though I neither fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow bothers me, I will vindicate her, or she will wear me out by her continual coming.'" And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? I tell you, he will vindicate them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on earth?"

Reflection:

Gusto nan bayo na babaje na kahatagan na sija nan hustisya nan huwis na may matig’a an kasing-kasing.

Amo na permi nija kuliton an huwis ugsâ na napursige ini maghatag nan hustisya dija kay tagsamokan na man sija kay pabalik-balik man inin babaje dija.

Ini na ehemplo an tagpasabot ni Lord Jesus sa mga tinun’an Nija na kinahanglan sa ato pagpangadjê sanan pagpangaliya kan God, waya gaju’y hunong kay permi man Sija namatí datô.

"Lord Jesus, increase my faith and make it strong that I may never doubt your word and promise to be with me always. In every situation I face - whether trials, setbacks, or loss - may I always find strength in your unfailing love and find joy and contentment in having you alone as the treasure of my heart."

Saturday (October 19): "The Holy Spirit will teach you what to say"

Scripture: Luke 12:8-12 

"And I tell you, every one who acknowledges me before men, the Son of man also will acknowledge before the angels of God; but he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And every one who speaks a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be  forgiven. And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you are to answer or what you are to say; for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."

Reflection:

Kinahanglan waya gaju’y duha-duha an ato pagtoo kan God, kinahanglan hugot gajud na pagtoo.

Segurado na dawaton gajud kita nan mga angel ni God kon mangajo kita nan pasaylo sa atô mga kasay’anan batok kan Lord.

Amo na importante na pangajôon nato kan Lord Jesus an Ija Holy Spirit para kita kagiyahan sa tanan natô mga aktibidades na ujon sa Ija kagustohan.

Anndilaab ni Holy Spirit sa atô kasing-kasing amo’y motudlo datô nan atô mga himôonon sanan sultihonon ujon sa sugô ni God.

"Lord Jesus, you are my hope and my salvation. May I never waver in my hope and trust in your merciful help and strength. Let the fire of your Holy Spirit burn in my heart and fill me with a consuming love for you."

Friday (October 18): "The kingdom of God has come near to you"

Scripture:Luke 10:1-9

After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to come. And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and salute no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, `Peace be to this house!' And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you. And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages; do not go from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you; heal the sick in it and say to them, `The kingdom of God has come near to you.'

Reflection:

Tag-hatagan ni Lord Jesus nan gahum an Ija mga disipulo na magsangyaw nan Marajaw na Balitâ didto sa mga lugar na kadtuan Nija.

Pero tagpasidan’an sila ni Jesus na duro an ila igkahibalag na sukwahî an panghunâ-hunâ na mga tawo ugsâ kinahanglan magligdong sanan magkalma lamang sila kay inibanan ra man sila permi nan Espiritu Nija.

Basta an importante na ila himoon an pagbalita sa mga kataw’han na hapit na moabot an kaharian ni God dila.

"Lord Jesus, may the joy and truth of the Gospel transform my life that I may witness it to those around me. Grant that I may spread your truth and merciful love wherever I go."

Thursday (October 17): Do not lose the key of knowledge

Scripture: Luke 11:47-54

Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed.  So you are witnesses and consent to the deeds of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build their tombs. Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, `I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,' that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it shall be required of  this generation. Woe to you lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering." As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard, and to provoke him to speak of many things, lying in wait for him, to catch at something he might say.

Reflection:

Duro na an mga propeta na tag-padaya ni God sa kalibutan para hatagan sila nan mga signus na kinahanglan sila mag-bag’o nan ila mga pamayhon, pero magahî gihapon an mga tawo motoo dila kay bisi man sila sa pag-iterpretar nan mga balaod ni Moses.

Interpretasyon na hangtud na sa pinaka-detalye nan kada probisyon nan balaod ila pa gajud himay-himajon hangtud na hingkalim’tan na nila an tinood na katujoan nan balaod.

An makatuman ra gajud nan mga sugô ni God an may mga limpiyo na kasing-kasing na andam mag-bag’o para sa kahimayaan ni God.

Si Lord Jesus ra gajud an dayan pasingud nadto sa ato pag-bag’o nan atô kasing-kasing kon andam ‘sab kita mangajô nan pasaylo sanan grasya para Sija makasuyod sa atô pagkatawo pinaagi nan Ija Holy Spirit.

"Lord Jesus, may your word take root in my heart and transform all my thoughts and actions. Give me wisdom and understanding that I may know your will for my life and have the courage to live according to it."

Wednesday (October 16): "You load burdens hard to bear"

Scripture: Luke 11:42-46 

"But woe to you Pharisees! for you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God; these you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. Woe to you Pharisees! for you love the best seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market places. Woe to you! for you are like graves which are not seen, and men walk over them without knowing it." One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you reproach us also." And he said, "Woe to you lawyers also! for you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

Reflection:

Uno man na an Pharisees man gajud an tag-lekturahan ni Jesus dinhi sa ato gospel kuman?

Arang ra katajaw ka ‘bookish’ an Pharisees na hingkalim’tan na nila an pinaka-basic na sugô ni God na mahalon Sija nan tanan kusog, tanan hunâ-hunâ, sanan tibook kasing-kasing sanan mahalon an atô isigkatawo.

Misguided an ila mga panglimbasug na tumanon an tanan mga sugô ni God kay amo ma’y ila tag-una an dili kon importante.

"Lord Jesus, inflame my heart with your love that I may always pursue what matters most - love of you, my Lord and my God, and love of my fellow neighbor whom you have made in your own image and likeness. Free my heart from selfish desires that I may only have room for kindness, mercy, and goodness toward every person I know and meet."

Tuesday (October 15): What makes the heart clean and holy?

Scripture:  Luke 11:37-41

While he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him; so he went in and sat at table. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of extortion and  wickedness. You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you.

Reflection

An pinaka-importante sa atô Kristiyano na kinabuhi na limpiyo permi an atô mga kasing-kasing para natô mahipadayag sa atô isigkatawo an atô pagmahal, kaligdong, pag-amoma sanan kalooy.

Kon permi punô nan paghigugma sanan kalooy an kina-ilad’man nan atô mga kasing-kasing, waya’y lunâ an kasilag, kasina, kahakog sanan an iban pa mga mayaot na huna-huna na makasuyod datô.

Ugsa ipangaliya natô kan Lord na bag’ohon Nija an atô mga kasing-kasing, huna-huna, sanan an atô mga aksiyon nadto sa ato isigkatawo pinaagi nan Ija dakô na gugma datô tanan.

"Lord Jesus, fill me with your love and increase my thirst for holiness. Cleanse my heart of every evil thought and desire and help me to act kindly and justly and to speak charitably with my neighbor."

Monday (October 14): "This is an evil generation - it seeks a sign"

Scripture: Luke 11:29-32

When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign shall be given to it  except the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nineveh, so will the Son of man be to this generation. The queen of the South will arise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to  hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineveh will arise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

Reflection

Waya na’y lain pa na signos na atô katestigosan sa pagkakuman sa ato mga kinabuhi kon dili kon si Lord Jesus ra gajud.

Sa atô henerasyon, dili na kita karajaw makakitâ nan mga milagro kay an milagro na nahihatag ni Lord datô, an Ija man kamatuoran sanan presensiya sa atô mga kinabuhi.

Tagpadaya ni Lord Jesus an Ija Holy Spirit datô tanan sa atô mga kasing-kasing para jao’y maggiya sa atô mga kinabuhi matag-adlaw.

Kinahanglan gajud na permi nato konsultahon si Holy Spirit sa kinahilad’man nan ato kasing-kasing para hatagan kita Nija na egsakto na desisyon para natô mahimaya sanan kapasalamatan si God sa tanan Nija mga gasa sanan grasya na atô tagadawat.

"Lord Jesus, give me a heart that loves what is good and in accord with your will and fill me with your wisdom that I my understand your ways. Give me the grace and the courage to reject whatever is evil and contrary to your will."

Sunday (October 13): "He fell at Jesus' feet giving thanks"

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then said Jesus, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?"  And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."

Reflection

Kon buot natô hunâ-hunâon, waya mangajô an mga leper kan Jesus na madajaw sila kondili an ila tangajô an Ija kalooy.

Pero tagpa-dajaw sila sa ila mga sakit na kitong sanan tagpa-limpiyo an ila mga lawas ni Jesus para mahipakita sa mg parî para ikompirma na waya na’y ila mga kitong.

Sa jes o napuyô ka mga may sakit, isa ra gajud an nobalik kan Lord para magpa-salamat na nadajaw na sija, pero an noybe na kaibanan nija, hingkalim’tan na pagpa-salamat kay nan deretso naman pagpangoli sila sa ila mga panimayay kay eksayted na man sila karajaw.

Kon buot hunâ-hunâon, inin isa na mapasalamaton, Samaritan na dili untâ angajan modawat nan grasya gikan kan Jesus, amo pa’y naka-hunâ-hunâ na magpa-salamat, pero an noybe na mga Jew, waya man ganî makapagpa-salamat kan Lord.

An pagka-mapasalamaton isa sa mga birtud na kinahanglan dili gajud mawaya sa atô pagkatawo kay amo ra man ini an ato mahi-bajad sa tanan karajawan na ato nadawat sanan madawat pa gikan kan God.