john 13: 31-35

John 13:31-35

New International Version (NIV)

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

 ³¹ When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. ³² If God is glorified in him,^[a] God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.
   ³³ “My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.

   ³⁴ “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. ³⁵ By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

John 8: 1-11

John 8:1-11

¹ but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
   ² At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. ³ The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group ⁴ and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. ⁵ In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” ⁶ They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

   But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. ⁷ When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” ⁸ Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

   ⁹ At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. ¹⁰ Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”

   ¹¹ “No one, sir,” she said.

   “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”




LORD, thank you for the gift of salvation and forgiveness. May i treasure this in my heart not to sin against my brother and sister. And my not waste my time and emotion in judging others, but to love them more.  All I ask in the name of Jesus Amen. 

Luke 15: 1-31

Luke 15

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

 ¹ Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. ² But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
³ Then Jesus told them this parable: ⁴ “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? ⁵ And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders ⁶ and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ ⁷ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

The Parable of the Lost Coin

    ⁸ “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins^[a] and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? ⁹ And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ ¹⁰ In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

The Parable of the Lost Son

 ¹¹ Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. ¹²The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
   ¹³ “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. ¹⁴ After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. ¹⁵ So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. ¹⁶ He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

   ¹⁷ “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! ¹⁸ I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. ¹⁹ I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ ²⁰ So he got up and went to his father.

   “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

   ²¹ “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

   ²² “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. ²³ Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. ²⁴ For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

   ²⁵ “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. ²⁶ So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. ²⁷ ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’

   ²⁸ “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. ²⁹ But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. ³⁰ But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

   ³¹ “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. ³² But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

Matthew 9:35 to 38

Matthew 9:35-38

The Workers Are Few

³⁵ Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 

³⁶ When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 

³⁷ Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 

³⁸ Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Dear LORD, Bless, Praise, Glory, Honor and Thank you for the gift of courage. We, Eloisa, Julies and me, have a dream of bringing the Prayer and Life Workshop here in Alabang. The whole workshop is super highly recommended. We feel that we have anointing after the talk of "DO IT, afraid" by Bro. Arun Gogna. GOD will surely provide us the venue that will Glorify Him in the workshop. 

Mark 1:40-45

Mark 1:40-45

Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy

 ⁴⁰ A man with leprosy^[a] came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
 ⁴¹ Jesus was indignant.^[b] He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” ⁴²Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

 ⁴³ Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: ⁴⁴ “See that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” ⁴⁵ Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.


Dear LORD, Bless, Praise, Glory, Honor, and thank you for the gift of Hope and Trust.

After getting nailed yesterday and rising above my cross. I can also looked at it as pruning, but it is more obvious that I got nailed already the moment I am tasked to served (sigh). Sometimes Dear Lord, seeing the hearts of fellow servants positively too much and trusting too much failed me to see the healthy paranoia warning signs. I should have suspected the moment he asked (kulit order is the term) me to bring the brother. Did it all a waste of time, effort, money, service and love. Not at all. It hurts, his credibility on protocols sucks, but made me really wiser. Will do what would Jesus do. Jesus and John Maxwell said Forgive, but make sure not to make him hurt me again and bank on better moments.

Time to fulfill my promise to Tita Cora P and Ate Josie G to serve as Care Group Head. Wiser now, I asked Tito Chris for permission to fulfill my promise first. He is still the leader, making sure I will not get nailed. He said Yes. I love to have another batch of Joey , Ate Susan and Sheila who happens to become my Spiritual Bbf or GGF (God given friends) and happy servants.

LORD, thank you for taking care of my heart, mind and spirit.


bwa ha ha ha GOD did not gave him what he want, ROFLOL
LORD you sooooo funny.

Matthew 11: 1-6

Matthew 11:1-6

Jesus and John the Baptist

 ¹ After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.^[a]
2 When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples ³ to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”

 ⁴ Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: ⁵ The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy^[b] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. ⁶ Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”


REFLECTION


Dear LORD, Bless, Praise, Glory, Honor and Thank you for the gift of love, wisdom and service. (what would Jesus do in my place). Trying my best to live, love and serve like Christ around my family, friends and community, I failed to factor in, that Christ  know that he will suffer and be nailed on the cross.


Now I know, just got nailed. sigh. Sad and suffering like Christ on the cross.  


Will do what Jesus did. Rise above my cross ASAP. Love more and live to the fullest. (Will learn from what happen, will be wiser, so I will not get nailed again, hopefully). Will continue to enrich all the coregifts God gave me in organizing Responsible Tours Philippines. Will love more my family and friends. And will live to the fullest in Feast Alabang and Underwater Hockey and more. 

Matthew 14: 13-20

Matthew 14:13-20

Five Thousand Fed

 ¹³ Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the^[a]people heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities. ¹⁴ When He went ^[b]ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.
 ¹⁵ When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and the hour is already ^[c]late; so send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” ¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!” ¹⁷ They *said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.” ¹⁸And He said, “Bring them here to Me.” ¹⁹ Ordering the ^[d]people to ^[e]sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds, ²⁰ and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full baskets.


REFLECTIONS

Dear LORD, Bless, Praise, Glory, Honor and Thank You for the gift of spiritual care. Jesus want to be alone, to be with you LORD.

But when He saw the crowd, he was moved with compassion and heal them. May my presence be a light of compassion and healing to everybody i meet everyday. May I attend personally to the need of my guest during EcoTours and Travel Adventures with excellence like Jesus Christ. May my presences and service to Feast Alabang serve as encouragement to my fellow servant and attendees to know You more, love you and serve you in the community.

May my prayer life be like breathing air, like the beats of my heart, that with out communicating with You LORD, i will die. All I ask in mighty name of Your Son Jesus Christ. amen. 

Luke 7: 36-49

Luke 7:36-49

Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman

 ³⁶ When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. ³⁷ A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. ³⁸ As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.
 ³⁹ When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”

 ⁴⁰ Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”

   “Tell me, teacher,” he said.

   ⁴¹ “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,^[a] and the other fifty. ⁴² Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”

 ⁴³ Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.”

   “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.

 ⁴⁴ Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. ⁴⁵ You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. ⁴⁶ You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. ⁴⁷ Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”

 ⁴⁸ Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

 ⁴⁹ The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”




REFLECTIONS


On the Pharisee, like what is being taught by financial coaches, they will only mingle with people who are already rich and powerful. LORD, when i become rich and powerful, please bless my dream to have a home for the elders in Europe so I can raise fund for the elders here in the Philippines.

On the sinful woman, she gave her best oil, LORD please let me give my best, I know and enjoyed all of your magnificent blessings and I feel You loved, loving me the way I You created me. Oo nga naman, u don't my best, kasi it is from You also, will be at my most faithfulness and most loving instead.


She really cried big time to be forgiven.  She sincerely asked for forgiveness and will do at any cost to be forgiven. And I find her still practical using her hair to dry the oil in Jesus's feet. Mabango yun I am sure, kakapit pa ang bango sa hair nya. (kidding aside).

Luke 10: 38 - 42

Luke 10:38-42

At the Home of Martha and Mary

 ³⁸ As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him.³⁹ She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. ⁴⁰ But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”  
        ⁴¹ “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, ⁴² but few things are needed—or indeed only one.^[a] Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

Luke 12: 22 - 32

Luke 12:22-32

New International Version (NIV)

Do Not Worry

 ²² Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. ²³ For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. ²⁴ Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! ²⁵ Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life^[a]? ²⁶ Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?   ²⁷ “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. ²⁸ If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith! ²⁹ And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. ³⁰ For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. ³¹But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
   ³² “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.




Aug 20, 2011 Saturday


Dear Lord, 


Bless, Praise, Glory Honor and Thank you for the gift of faith and trust. I am not afraid of water rafting and what will happen to my guest, because I trust You LORD that you will take care of us all. The Outfitters and food was excellent!!!

Present situation, I am worrying of staying single alone and lonely. I've been praying to have a career as the modern Proverbs 31:10-31, to become the Christ centered wife and mother you want me to become to my future family. I am not worried about what I will eat or drink, (thou I should stay healthy), Your my Divine Provider. It is so hard to be holy, doable, but really really hard.

But as You said, DO NOT WORRY.