sa Misa? Ano ang impression mo sa mga sakristan? 2. Sino ang nag-invite sa yo na magsakristan? Paano ka nila in-invite? Ano ang sinabi sayo? 3. Bakit mo gusto magsakristan? Doing a lot of things yet accomplishing NOTHING. Wow Instant Friendship Ito! Connect ako riyan! GODs Self Manifestation 1. Moses was tending the Sheep of his father-in-law, 2. The Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame the Lord uses ordinary things to provoke an awareness of his presence Burning Bush: break from the ordinary. A kind of interruption that has given our life a more focus. 3. So Moses decided, I must turn aside to look at this remarkable sight. Why does The attitude of Moses: curiosity that is coupled with courage. 4. When the LORDsaw that he had turned aside to look, God called out to him from the bush: that the Lord knows us even before we respond to him God's assures us that when he calls us to a particular way of life, it is there that he blesses us with the abundance of His grace and love. that even before we have accepted the Lord, it was God who first accepted us. Moses answered, Here I Moses too has a knowledge about who he is. Self-Knowledge When the Lord calls us, He also challenges our own self-knowledge. when OUR vision about ourselves is now cast under the light of what GOD KNOWS about ourselves, we realize, that we can do more than what we thought we can. Once the Lord has encountered us, HE always leaves a mark: Love, Joy, peace, Courage 5. God said: Do not come near! Remove your sandals from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground. Holy Ground: the Locus of our encounter with the Lord. Sandals which the Lord asked Moses to remove: may mean our MASKS. our detachment from reality It can also mean a pedestal our OWN journey remove our masks because the Lord wants to encounter us as we really are. transformed by God's love Brings us back to the ground of our existence. the Lord asks us to remove our sandals, because from now on, He will be the one to guide our steps. self-denial in order to be more and more configured to Christ. becoming poor so that we can be enriched by God become powerless so that God may empower us. empty so that God can take his place in our life HOLY: to be set apart 6. What name should I answer if I the Israelites ask me who are you? we question because we think we can do better. we magnify our ability at the expense of disregarding our dependence on God's help. we can be fruitful in our calling only in relation to God. 7. Who am Ithat I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Self doubt: We doubt others because we doubt ourselves. God answered: I will be with you grace builds on nature. The grace of God works by means of the concerted efforts that we do. 7. God replied to Moses: I am who I am. once we encounter God, the primary response is not KNOWLEDGE but LOVE expressed as WORSHIP IT IS THE LORD! INSIGHTS
The Lord Connects with our
experiences. The call of Moses flatters us with the thought of Gods loving obsession for us. God courts us by flirting Himself as something attractive. ACTIVITY FOR REFLECTION 1. Trace either your left or right hand. 2. on the WRIST, write the name you wish to be called. 3. Thumb write the name of the person who has influenced the most. 4. Index finger - a quotation or a phrase that is important to you 5. Middle event that has a great ACTIVITY FOR REFLECTION 7. Little Finger word or words that best describe you. 8. Palm the person/s who serve/s as your inner strength. GUIDE QUESTIONS 1. Recall a BURNING BUSH experience in your life. 2. How did you respond to it? 3. How did God transform you through this experience? What have you become?