Reflections of Faith
Read and be inspired by a reflection based on today's Gospel made by members of the Verbum Dei Family in Manila.
4/10/2019
Daily Guidelines: April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 – Wednesday
Gospel: John 8:31-42 "If God were your Father, you would love me." (cf. John 8:42) It is the Jews themselves that told Jesus that we have one Father – God; and it is Jesus who told them that they are supposed to love Him that came from God. Though not said directly by Jesus, it is through these words that He wanted to remind the Jews to love the ones that came from God, the Father. We are all God’s children, and it is the truth that always reminds us to love one another as brothers and sisters. And with God being our creator, it is through Jesus’ word of truth that we are able to acknowledge it and be freed from our sins. May we become true disciples of Christ keeping His word of truth that came from God, our Father. #PrayVD
4/9/2019
Daily Guidelines: April 20, 2019April 9, 2019 – Tuesday
Gospel: John 8:21-30 "The One who sent me is truthful and everything I learned from Him, I proclaim to the world." (cf. John 8:26) People are currently being blinded with fake news by some people who want to capitalize on imprisoning people’s hearts from the truth. It is in our Christian faith that we are called to not partake in its propagation but to persevere and testify for the truth. Though the truth-giving voice of the Church is being silenced by some people, they will never be able to stop the faithful from living the truth of their faith – echoing the Gospel to the peripheries of society: that Christ on the cross is our salvation! #PrayVD
4/8/2019
Daily Guidelines: April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 – Monday
Gospel: John 8:12-20 "Even though I bear witness to myself, my testimony is true." (cf. John 8:14) People nowadays always ask for pictures as proof; having a mindset of “Pics or it didn’t happen.” It isn’t wrong to ask for visual proof but faith is not meant for sight. As Christians, we are gifted with faith through our concrete encounters of Jesus giving light in our daily lives. May our lives be the proof of our testimonies of faith bearing ourselves as witnesses to Jesus being the light of the world. #PrayVD
4/7/2019
Daily Guidelines: April 7, 2019April 7, 2019 – Sunday
Gospel: Jn 8:1-11 “Mercy and Love of God” Lent is a season of repentance and especially a season where we grow more in the love and mercy of God. This season is a good time for us to pray and meditate on what Christ did for us, for us to have eternal life. When we realize how much God loves us, it will surely overflow in us and the world will experience it too for we can now give what we already have and that is the love of God. This is the answer to the realities the world is experiencing. If every one of us realizes the love of God, there will be forgiveness, mercy and love. With this the world will surely smile. Holy Spirit, help us to understand more the love of God. #PrayVD
4/6/2019
Daily Guidelines: April 6, 2019April 6, 2019 – Saturday
Gospel: Jn 7:40-53 “In God’s Time” In the previous gospel readings, there were several attempts to capture Jesus but those attempts failed and the passion of Christ should happen in God’s time. We may have noticed the division that happened in the gospel. Some believed in Jesus and some did not. In our journey there are times we might be the unbelieving or we might be the believing. We might have failed to believe because we couldn’t see the fruit of our prayers and labors but God has heard and seen everything. The things you have asked and you have worked on, it will come in God’s time. Holy Spirit, grant us the gift of faith and patience. #PrayVD
4/5/2019
Daily Guidelines: April 5, 2019April 5, 2019 – Friday
Gospel: Jn 7:1-2, 25-30 “Realize that He is Christ” In the gospel, other people recognize Jesus as if He was not the son of God. It was like it was very hard to believe that He is the son of God unless miracles or something extraordinary is seen by their eyes. We are very lucky and blessed that we have inherited the faith in God. We recognize Jesus as our Lord because we let our faith in Him see the miracles and what is extraordinary in our everyday life. It is our turn now to pass this faith and let the others look at the miracles and the extraordinary through faith. Holy Spirit, help us spread this faith to the world. #PrayVD
4/4/2019
Daily Guidelines: April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 – Thursday
Gospel: Jn 5:31-47 “Testify Jesus in your lives” Jesus said “If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not true. But if there is another who testifies on My behalf, And I know that the testimony he gives on My behalf is true.” We, disciples of Christ are the living testimony of Christ through our lives. Let us continue to become a testimony of Christ because through us many people will believe in the truth. Mama Mary, guide us in knowing more about Jesus so that we may testify more how amazing our Lord Jesus is. #PrayVD
4/3/2019
Daily Guidelines: April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 – Wednesday
Gospel: Jn 5:17-30 “To the Resurrection of Life” Amidst the busy schedules we have in our life, God is also working up until now. God is still doing great things in our life that makes us grow more spiritually and to show us how beautiful the will of God is. All of that is for us to be resurrected in life when the time comes.In this Lenten season, God is reminding us the promise of resurrection despite our busy schedules and commitments we are working on. God is working so we must work too and claim that promise. Holy Spirit, may you light our way and guide us to the hope of resurrection. #PrayVD
4/2/2019
Daily Guidelines: April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 – Tuesday
Gospel: Jn 5:1-16 “Rise, take up your mat, and walk” Sometimes we are bounded by our culture, superstitions, etc. We are like the man in the gospel being bounded by the law of Sabbath prohibiting him to rise, to take his mat, and walk. When we celebrate Easter, we are celebrating with God for His glory. God free us from sins. Easter is the celebration of our freedom. In this gospel, Jesus is telling us that through Him we will be free. Jesus will break those things that bind us and prohibit us to be free. Let us pray to our Mother Mary to guide us and inspire us to rise, to take our mat, and walk. #PrayVD
4/1/2019
Daily Guidelines: April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 – Monday
Gospel: Jn 4:43-54 “Signs and Wonders” “You may go, your son will live”. Those were the words Jesus said to the man whose son is dying. The man believed what Jesus said to him and saw that his son lived. Jesus is telling us that we will be able to see the signs and wonders of the Lord when we believe first. It is a good time for us during this Lenten season to believe more in Jesus and see the wonders of the glory of Easter. Let us pray to the Holy Spirit to grant us the gift of believing. #PrayVD |
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