Thursday (October 10): "How much more will the heavenly Father give!"

Gospel: Luke 11:5-13

And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, `Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him'; and he will answer from within, `Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything'? I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him whatever he needs. And I tell you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

Reflection: Abir kon uno an atô pangajôon kan God hilabina kon para sa karajawan ini nan atô Kristiyano na kinabuhi sanan amo’y mahimô na hinung’dan para himayaon natô Sija, ihatag gajud ini Nija.

An taghimô ni Jesus na ehemplo dinhi sa ebanghelyo an nangutang nan pan sa ija amigo sa tunga’y-duyom na dili na unta pagbigyan kay estorbo na sija, pero tungod sa ija pagka-makulit, waya ra gihapon mapakyas an ija tinguha.

Ugsa an saad ni Jesus dato sa Ija pulong na kon sin’oy mangajô-kahatagan, maghanap-makabagat, manoktok sa pultahan-kaabrihan.

Dili mopakyas sanan mopasagad si God sa mga panginahanglan nan Ija mga mahal na anak dinhi sa kalibutan.

Assurance ini ni Jesus datô tanan.

"Heavenly Father, you are merciful, gracious and kind. May I never doubt your mercy and love nor hesitate to seek you with confident trust in order to obtain the gifts, graces, and daily provision I need to live as your beloved child and constant friend."

Wednesday (October 9): "Lord, teach us to pray"

Scripture: Luke 11:1-4

He was praying in a certain place, and when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread; and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive every one who is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation."

Reflection:

Sa atô pag-pangadjê sanan pag-pangamujô kan Father God sa langit, kinahanglan, sa atô mga kasing-kasing sanan hunâ-hunâ, may kasadya o kalipay sanan kompiyansa o hugot na pagtoo kita Dija.

An pinaka-marajaw man ganî natô na himoon an permi pag-pangadjê o pakig-estorya kan God sa kada-gutlô sa atô mga kinabuhi.

Tag-tudloan kita ni Jesus kon unhon natô pag-pangajê:

Na nagatoo kita na mga anak kita tanan ni God; na ipadayag natô an atô pagdajeg Dija; na tag-paabot natô Sija dinhi sa lupa; na tumanon natô an Ija mga sugô; na segurado kita na ihatag Nija an tanan natô na mga panginahanglan; na nangajô kita Dija nan pasaylo sa atô mga kasay’anan batok Dija; na kaloy’an sanan proteksiyonan kita Nija sa kada gutlô nan atô mga kinabuhi; sanan na segurado kita na mahal kita tanan Nija.

"Father in heaven, you have given me a mind to know you, a will to serve you, and a heart to love you. Give me today the grace and strength to embrace your holy will and fill my heart with your love that all my intentions and actions may be pleasing to you. Help me to be kind and forgiving towards my neighbor as you have been towards me".

Tuesday (October 8): "You are anxious - one thing is needful"

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Now as they went on their way, he entered a village; and a woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things; one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her."

Reflection:

Sa atô mga panimayay sanan sa atô mga personal na kinabuhi, an kalinaw na Jesus Christ ba an naghari?

Dinhi sa atô ebanghelyo, makita natô na mas importante kan Jesus an pagpamatî nan Ija mga pulong, although dili man kon kontra Sija sa taghimô nan isa sa magsoon na arang ka busy sa pag-preparar nan ila makaon.

Kon ad’ay ato mga taghuna-huna na iban na mga butang, dili gajud kita maka-concentrate sa mga pulong ni Lord sa Bible sanan sa atô huna-huna kay divided man an atô mga isip.

Amo na kinahanglang i-focus gajod natô an ato isip kan God kon gusto natô makig-estorya Dija pinaagi sa atô pag-ampô.

"Lord Jesus, to be in your presence is life and joy for me. Free me from needless concerns and preoccupations that I may give you my undivided love and attention."

Monday (October 7): "Go and do likewise"

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live." But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, `Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

Reflection:

Sin’o man gajud an atô silingan na an buot ipasabot, isigkatawo?

An una na sugô ni Lord Jesus datô na mahalon natô si God nan tibook natô kasing-kasing, sa tanan natô kusog, sanan sa tanan natô huna-huna.

An sunod natô himoon amo an atô pagpadangat nan atô paghigugma sa atô isigkatawo parehas nan atô paghigugma sa atô kaugalingon.

Bisan pa man ganî an atô mga tagka-kontrahan sa atô mga kinabuhi, gusto pa man ganî ni Lord na atô ‘sab ipangaliya kan God para ‘sab sila kagrasyahan!

Amo na kinahanglan an atô panilbihan sa atô isigkatawo waya’y pili abir kon sin’o.

"Lord Jesus, may your love always be the foundation of my life. Free me from every fear and selfish-concern that I may freely give myself in loving service to others, even to the point of laying my life down for their sake."

Sunday (October 6): "Lord, increase our faith!"

Scripture: Luke 17:5-10

The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" And the Lord said,"If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamine tree, `Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you." 

"Will any one of you, who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep, say to him when he has come in from the field, `Come at once and sit down  at table'?  Will he not rather say to him, `Prepare supper for me, and gird yourself and serve me, till I eat and drink; and afterward you shall eat and drink'? Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that is commanded you, say, `We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'"

Reflection

An pagtuo amo’y atô tubag sa mga butang na kasaligan, tinood segurado sanan kamatuoran na atô hikabtangan sa ato mga kinabuhi gikan kan Lord.

Uno man na nangajô pa man an mga tinun’an ni Jesus na palambuon pa Nija an ila mga pagtuo?

Kon an atô pagtuo kan God hugot gajud karajaw, besan uno na mga kakulian, problema, sanan kagul’anan, atô ra ini kalagpasan tungod sa atô pag-surender nan atô kaugalingon, sa atô mga isip, sa atô mga pulong sanan sa atô mga aksiyon kan Lord.

Ugsâ balitaw na tagpadaya ni Lord Jesus an Ija Holy Spirit sa ato mga kasing-kasing para ad’oy mogiya sa tanan natô mga hunâ-hunâ, sulti sana aksiyon para natô permi himayaon si God pinaagi sa atô panilbihan Dija.

"Lord Jesus, fill me with your consuming love and set my heart free to love generously and to serve selflessly. Fill me with gratitude for all you have done for me, and increase my faith and loyalty to you who are My All, My Strength, and My Life"

Saturday (October 5): "Your names are written in heaven"

Scripture: Luke 10:17-24

The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." Then turning to the disciples he said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."

Reflection: 

Dinhi sa atô kinabuhi sa ibabaw nan ini na kalibutan, nahibayo kita na an pinaka-sinug’dan nan kalipay sanan gahum gikan ra gajud kan God mismo segun sa deklarasyon ni Jesus sa Ija mga pagtudlô.

Abir kon uno’y mahitabô sa atô mga kinabuhi, sa tanan mga sirkumstansiya nan atô mga binuhatan, an pirme saad datô ni Lord Jesus an kadaugan sanan kahimayaan sa tanan.

Amo na sa Ija mga disipulo, amo’y saad ni Jesus na an tanan gahum batok sa mga demonyo jaon permi Dija.

Ugsâ kinahanglan atô gajud ibuhos an tanan pagsalig natô kan Lord kay Sija ra man an may kapasidad na mohatag datô nan mga grasya sanan mga gasa para sa adlaw-adlaw natô na mga kinabuhi, labot pa sa Ija wayay katapusan na gugma sanan pasaylo sa atô mga kasay’anan batok Dija.

Ipangaliya natô kan Lord na dan’agan Nija an madugyom natô na mga kasing-kasing para kahatagan kita Nija nan tinood na pagsalig sanan gugma para mahimô natô an Ija balaanong kagustohan.

Friday (October 4): "He who hears you hears me"

Scripture: Luke 10:13-16  

"Woe to you, Chorazin! woe to you, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it shall be more tolerable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. "He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me."

Reflection:

Kinahanglan may kaibanan na tinood na pagbag’o sa kasing-kasing sanan sa mga binuhatan kon gusto nan tawo na maghinulsol sa ija mga kasay’anan batok kan God.

Amo ini an gusto ipa-abot ni Jesus sa mga taga-Chorazin sanan sa mga taga-Bethsaida, kay bisan naka-testigos sila sa mga karajawan na tagpa-dangat ni God dila, waya pa man gihapo’y ila kabag’ohan sa ila mga kinabuhi.

Ugsâ tag-awhag kita ni Lord na mag-bag’o na kita sa atô mga kinaija para andam na kita modawat nan Ija pagpasaylo hangtud na dawaton na’ sab natô an grasya sanan kalooy ni Lord.

"Lord Jesus, give me the child-like simplicity and purity of faith to gaze upon your face with joy and confidence in your all-merciful love. Remove every doubt, fear, and proud thought which would hinder me from receiving your word with trust and humble submission."

Thursday (October 3): "The kingdom of God has come near to you"

Scripture:Luke 10:1-12

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.' But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, `Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off against you; nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come  near.' I tell you, it shall be more tolerable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

Reflection:

An setenta ka disciples na tagpa-biyahe ni Jesus nadto sa mga lugar na Ija kadtoan na mga lungsod tagpa-pare-pares Nija sa pagpanaw.

Seguro amo gaju’y plano ni Lord na pares-pareson sila para permi ad’oy maka-abag, maka-tabang sanan maka-testigos kon uno na an ila mga nahimo sa pagsangyaw nan Marajaw na Balita nan Kapasayloan.

Waya’y mga daya na probisyon inin mga sinugô ni Jesus kay segurado man Sija na hatagan sila ni God nan ila pansustiner sa ila mga biyahe, sanan sa tanan lugar na kadtoan nila, mga tawo man an moresiber dila na mopahuya sanan mopakaon dila.

Amo na dili gajud kita magkahuyop kon motuman lamang kita sa mga sugô ni Jesus na magsangyaw nan mga Marajaw na Balita nan Kapsayloan.

"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."

Wednesday (October 2): "Their angels behold the Father in heaven"

Scripture: Matthew 18:1-5, 10

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them, and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; "See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Refection

Inosente na batâ an taghimo na ehemplo ni Jesus na sun’don nan mga disciples para sila mahimô na dungganon sa kaharian sa langit.

Ang pagka-inosente, pagka-mapahi’ubsanon, sanan an pagbaton nan puro na kasing-kasing nan mga batâ amo’y tagpunto ni Jesus dila na kinahanglan nila batonan sa ila mga kinabuhi.

Tagpasidan’an ‘sab sila ni Jesus na kon sin’oy motamay sanan modao-daog sa mga batâ na parehas nan ini, sanan wayay kalooy ‘sab dila, koydawo sila kay an mga anghel ni God nagabantay sanan naga-silbe na mga gwardiya nila permi.

"Lord Jesus, you are our refuge and strength. May I always know your guiding hand and the help of your angels in protecting me from all that is evil. Give me strength of will and courage to refuse what is evil and to choose what is good."

Tuesday (October 1): "Jesus' face was set toward Jerusalem"

Scripture:  Luke 9:51-56  

When the days drew near for him to be received up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him; but the people would not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?" But he turned and rebuked them. And they went on to another village.

Reflection:

Inin mga diehard na disipulo ni Jesus arang ra gajud karajaw ka mga reaksiyonaryo.

Sa mga tawo na dili moresiber dila, koydawo sila kay ipasunog man ni James sanan ni John an ila komunidad nan kayajo na gikan sa kalangitan!

Dili kon egsakto an reaksiyon nila para kan Jesus kay puwede man nila lab’jan ra ini na komunidad kon dili sila dawaton para puwede ra sila mokadto sa sunod na lungsod para maka-panudlô si Lord.

"Lord Jesus, you are gracious, merciful, and kind. Set me free from my prejudice and intolerance towards those I find disagreeable, and widen my heart to love and to do good even to those who wish me harm or evil."