God's Message For You Today, April 13, 2010

TODAY'S READINGS:

DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH
DIDACHE

WE ARE ONE

The community of believers was of one heart and mind. – Acts 4:32

I have an uncle who is a Mormon and a cousin who is a member of Ang Dating Daan. There was a time when we would challenge one another's beliefs during reunions, trying to "convert" one another or at least come up on top in the debate.
No one has ever left the table a winner.
Why?
Instead of focusing on what we commonly believed, such as living upright, praying, giving and loving, we chose to focus on what made us different.
After a while, we realized the futility of arguing. And what do we now focus on during reunions?
Eating heartily and having fun.
Now there is laughter and joy as we catch up with each other's lives. We serve food to one another and honor the presence of our elders. Our children play games and dance and sing.
After all we are family and that is the reason for reunions. It reminds us that we have more sameness than differences.
We can be one, even if we have different beliefs. Jun Asis (mabuting.balita@gmail.com)

REFLECTION:
Family, kindness, generosity, love, faith, hope: Look to these similarities that will overshadow any difference.

Lord, may I find common ground to build a loving relationship with those of different beliefs, especially those in my family. Amen.

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COMPANION

1st READING

The unity of the Early Christian community was essential to its survival throughout its persecution. If they were divided, they surely would have fallen. Let us learn from their example and be inspired to work together for the sake of the Gospel and the salvation of those who are yet to respond to its call.

Acts 4:32-37
32 The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common. 33 With great power the apostles bore witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great favor was accorded them all. 34 There was no needy person among them, for those who owned property or houses would sell them, bring the proceeds of the sale, 35 and put them at the feet of the apostles, and they were distributed to each according to need. 36 Thus Joseph, also named by the apostles Barnabas (which is translated "son of encouragement"), a Levite, a Cypriot by birth, 37 sold a piece of property that he owned, then brought the money and put it at the feet of the Apostles.

P S A L M

Psalm 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5
R: The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.
1 The LORD is king, in splendor robed; robed is the LORD and girt about with strength. (R) And he has made the world firm, not to be moved. 2 Your throne stands firm from of old; from everlasting you are, O LORD. (R) 5 Your decrees are worthy of trust indeed: holiness befits your house, O LORD,
for length of days. (R)

G O S P E L

Jesus refers to both the past and the present in this text when He talks about His being 'lifted up.' The past is a reference to Moses lifting the serpent in the desert and all who looked upon it being healed; the future is a reference to the cross of Jesus and how all who look on the crucified Christ and believe in His love will be saved!

John 3:7b-15
7 Jesus said to Nicodemus: "'You must be born from above.' 8 The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." 9 Nicodemus answered and said to him, "How can this happen?" 10 Jesus answered and said to him, "You are the teacher of Israel and you do not understand this? 11 Amen, amen, I say to you, we speak of what we know and we testify to what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony. 12 If I tell you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? 13 No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. 14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."

my reflections
t h i n k : Let us learn from the example of unity of the Early Christian community and be inspired to work together for the sake of the Gospel and the salvation of those who are yet to respond to its call.


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SABBATH

WE MUST STRUGGLE TO BELIEVE WHEN IN DOUBT

Nicodemus will not die wondering. He is giving all that he can in order to understand what Jesus has to say to him in answer to his questions. This is a great example for us. I love to see people pursuing a good object or end with the attitude, "never give up!" It is inspiring to see people with the attitude that there is no mountain too high or chasm too deep that it will stop them from attaining their goal. Remember, St. Paul tells us that God never tests us beyond our strength and that with the Holy Spirit beside us, nothing is impossible.
I can remember the first time I struggled to understand a math concept. I was in my fourth year in high school and we were studying Cartesian diagrams. For one reason or another, I could not grasp the essence of the lesson. I went home and went over the notes in the book and, presto! I understood it as I struggled through the seemingly at first gobbledy-gook of a chapter. However, once I gained the essential insight, the whole lesson fell into place like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle coming together. It was a lesson to me: if at first you do not succeed, try and try again.
This is an attitude we have to bring to our faith understanding or we will often be left wondering what it is the Spirit is trying to say to us. As a child I was often told that the good things in life often only come through struggle and nothing could be truer of my experience of the spiritual life. In fact, if there is not a struggle involved in attaining something, we will never really appreciate it in its fullness as we have not had to work and sacrifice in order to get it. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL

Reflection Question:
Nicodemus struggles to come to an understanding of what the Spirit is saying to him. Do I struggle to understand my faith with the same integrity as his?

Father, You call us to eternal life with You. I cannot think of any greater reward for faithfulness than this. Help me to always seek to understand fully the different aspects of my faith.

St. Caradoc, pray for us.

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Mind If I Take Off My Shirt... from Runnersworld.com

http://rwdaily.runnersworld.com/2010/04/mind-if-i-take-off-my-shirt.html

Mind If I Take Off My Shirt?

04/07/2010 8:20 AM
Mark Remy

Yes, you MAY be excused to go wash your eyeballs.
I don't know if you guys ever venture south of RW Daily on the
RunnersWorld.com homepage -- I mean, why on earth would you, when
everything you need is right here? -- but we have a little Opinion
Poll down there.

The current Opinion Poll question: When is it OK to run without a shirt?

It's an excellent question, and one that (to my amazement) I don't
believe we've ever examined here in RW Daily. It's also not nearly as
simple as it might seem at first blush.

So, let's examine it.

First, here's the main problem: Shirtless guys who shouldn't be
shirtless tend not to know they shouldn't be shirtless. Or just don't
care. Why? Because they're the only ones who don't have to see them
shirtless.

Think about it. A physique-challenged man running around without a
shirt is like a motorist driving around with his high-beams on all the
time. It's irritating, and possibly dangerous, to everyone else. But
not to him. He may not even be aware of the problem.

The only difference is that the runner is shooting out not blinding
rays of light, but blinding rays of "gross."

But back to the question. When is it OK for a runner to shuck that
shirt? Here's my own personal list.

OK:
If you have a decent physique.
and
It's really hot outside.
and
You aren't running for any length of time within spitting distance of
people dressed in normal, nonrunning clothes.
and
No one around you reacts with obvious disgust or horror, either
verbally or nonverbally.

NOT OK:
If the temperature is below 45 degrees F. (Even if the cold truly
doesn't bother you, you just look like a jackass.)
or
On the treadmill at the gym.
or
You have a conspicuous third nipple. (Sorry if this is prejudicial. I
can't help it.)
or
During a race. (I mention this in The Runner's Rule Book, the only bit
in the book that addresses shirtless running, which in retrospect was
an oversight.)

What am I missing? Anything?

Polish president killed in plane crash from CNN.com

(CNN) -- Polish President Lech Kaczynski was killed early Saturday
when the plane he was traveling in with his wife and a Polish
delegation crashed at a western Russian airport, according to the
Russian regional governor.

"There are no survivors," said Smolensk Governor Sergey Antufyev,
according to his spokesman.

Eight-nine people died in the plane crash, a Polish Foreign Ministry
official told CNN.

The president, 60, had been traveling with a Polish delegation to
Russia for the 70th anniversary of the massacre of Polish prisoners of
war in the village of Katyn. Some 20,000 Polish officers were executed
there during World War II.

The plane was approaching the airport at Smolensk, Russia -- just a
few miles east of Katyn -- and probably hit some trees at the end of
the runway, Paszkowski said.

Pictures from the scene showed parts of the airplane charred and
strewn through a wooded area. Some pieces, including one of the wheel
wells, were upside-down.

The crash happened around 10:50 a.m. (2:50 a.m. ET) on the outskirts
of the town of Pechorsk, just outside of Smolensk, the Investigation
Committee of the Russian prosecutor's office said in a written
statement on its Web site.

The Tupolev-154 was landing in heavy fog, the committee said.

The chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe expressed his condolences after the crash.

"I offer my deepest condolences to the Polish people and to the
families of those killed in this tragic accident. Our hearts go out to
you in this difficult time," said Kanat Saudabayev, who is also the
secretary of state and foreign minister of Kazakhstan.

Kaczynski had been president since December 2005 after he defeated
rival Donald Dusk in the second round of voting.

Crowds gathered in Warsaw to lay flowers and light candles for the
president, whose death raises questions for Poland's government.

"Everything has changed today," said Jan Mikruta, a reporter for TV Polsat.

Mikruta said the government was gathering for a special session
Saturday morning. According to the Polish constitution, he said,
leadership now transfers to Polish Parliament Speaker Bronislaw
Komorowski.

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New species 'live without oxygen... from www.telegraph.co.uk

New species 'live without oxygen'
The first animals that do not depend on oxygen to breathe and
reproduce have been discovered by scientists on the bed of the
Mediterranean Sea.

By Nick Collins
Published: 10:34AM BST 09 Apr 2010

Comments 22 | Comment on this article
New species 'live without oxygen'
One of the species has been named Spinoloricus Cinzia, after Dr Danovaro's wife

Three species of creature, which are only a millimetre long and
resemble jellyfish encased in shells, were found 2.2 miles (3.5km)
underwater on the ocean floor, 124 miles (200km) off the coast of
Crete, in an area with almost no oxygen.

The animals, named Loriciferans due to their protective layer, or
lorica, were discovered by a team led by Roberto Danovaro from Marche
Polytechnic University in Ancona, Italy.

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One of the species has been named Spinoloricus Cinzia, after Dr
Danovaro's wife, while the other two, known as Rugiloricus and
Pliciloricus, have yet to be formally named.

They were found during three expeditions to find life in the sediment
of L'Atlante basin in the Mediterranean, which took place over the
course of a decade.

Professor Danovaro told BBC News bodies of multicellular animals had
been found in sediment from a similarly oxygen-starved area of the
Black Sea, but they were thought to have been carried there from
adjacent oxygenated water.

The species found in the latest expedition were alive, two of them
containing eggs, and though they died on extraction the eggs were
successfully incubated on the ship, and hatched in an oxygen-starved
environment.

The professor said: "It is a real mystery how these creatures are able
to live without oxygen because until now we thought only bacteria
could do this."

Lisa Levin, of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, wrote in the
journal BMC Biology that further research into animals that can live
without oxygen could help scientists examining the possibility of
alien life existing on other planets.

Cosmic Collisions: Universe SMASH!... from National Geographic!

http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/breakingorbit/2010/03/cosmic-collisions-universe-sma.html

Critics of science shows on TV often complain about what seems like a
gratuitous number of crashes and explosions that are tangential to the
science.

Luckily for those of us covering astronomy, the universe is a breeding
ground for violent impacts.

—Image copyright BASE Productions/Sauce

After all, the whole thing started with a bang. Since then, supernovae
(some caused by stellar smashes) have seeded the universe with
building-block elements. Asteroid impacts have altered planetary
geography. Galactic mergers have created whole new galaxies.

Really, it's tough to find a corner of space that hasn't been touched
by an epic collision.

So if you like your science TV full of actual science and lots of cool
crashes, I direct your attention to "Cosmic Collisions," the first in
a new series called Known Universe premiering tomorrow at 10 p.m. on
the National Geographic Channel. (Full disclosure: NGC is part-owned
by the National Geographic Society, which fully owns this blog.)

I got a sneak peek at the script for tomorrow's show, and IMHO the
Channel has its accuracy bases covered.

Among the luminaries that loan "Cosmic Collisions" their expertise:
planet hunters Geoff Marcy and Mike Brown, asteroid-strike expert Don
Yeomans, former Apollo astronaut Rusty Scheickart—even fellow space
blogger Phil Plait, author of the collision-filled book Death From the
Skies!

The hour-long show highlights notable collisions in the distant past,
near present, and far future, most of which have some impact (har) on
Earth.

For example, we most likely have a moon because a protoplanet about
the size of Mars careened into early Earth, breaking off a glob of
material that coalesced in orbit around us.

We also most likely have dominion over the planet because another huge
object crashed the dinosaur's party about 65 million years ago,
triggering the mass extinction that allowed mammals to flourish.

The seeds of dino doom.
—Image copyright BASE Productions/Sauce

Considering that it's happened before, astronomers are anticipating
that catastrophic collisions with Earth might happen again, and there
are people who have dedicated their lives to understanding the risks
and thinking up solutions.

"The scary thing about a lot of these is we don't see them until after
they've already passed us," Plait says in the show.

"So that's when we say, "Oh, yesterday a hundred-yard-wide asteroid
missed us by 50,000 miles [about 80,000 kilometers]. Yeah, you don't
want to hear that."

For example, a "surprise" 65-foot-wide (20-meter-wide) asteroid buzzed
Earth last March, passing just 41,010 miles (66,000 kilometers) from
the surface.

Some of the biggies, like the infamous Apophis, we can see coming: We
know we'll have a close call with the massive space rock in April
2029, ironically, on Friday the 13th. But there are complications that
could lead to disaster—which you'll have to watch to find out ...

But wait, there's more! Earth is also menaced by radiation from gamma
ray bursts, the products of stellar collisions, and from any leftover
roaming black holes.

Even further down the line, our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is slated
for a smashup with the Andromeda galaxy, and the show's scientists
offer a few ideas on what that might mean for Earth.

Personally, I can't wait to see some of these spacey smashups brought
to life in my living room—and I can't wait to hear what the
blogosphere has to say about this addition to the world of explosive
science programing.

PS: Be sure to go play on the Known Universe Web site, where you can
build your own universe and visit a virtual lab full of alien life.

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