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. 

Mark 2: 13-17

Mark 2:13-17

Jesus Calls Levi and Eats With Sinners

 ¹³ Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them. ¹⁴ As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.
¹⁵ While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. ¹⁶ When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

 ¹⁷ On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”




REFLECTION


Dear LORD, Bless, Praise, Glory, Honor and Thank You for the gift of spiritual generosity. The PLW reading is the same reading for today. Jesus Christ shared   YOUR love by becoming friends first. The coaching seminar with Bro Jay Yogawin last night help us how to share blessing to others easily. Bottom line is to have a good personal loving relationship to the person we want to bless. 


I have a 2 good coach now, 1 is Tita Lellah Santiago my media ministry head, who inspire me to serve in Feast Alabang with fun and grace. She is very kind and nurturing leader also. Another is Coach Chris Ching of Citadel Underwater Hockey Club who encourage me to stay healthy, inspire me to be a good team player and good leader to bring my best in the water. And out of the water he is really a cool, fun and funny gentleman. 


Got this "Be a Blessing Card" from Light of Jesus, Feast Alabang where we will put 7 friends and family that we want to bless. LORD, please bless the friends I've listed, hopefully and faithfully our loving friendship will bring us together closer to You. 


All I ask in Might Name of JESUS Christ. Amen.