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Lord My Chef Daily Recipe by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Tuesday in the First Week of Advent, 02 December 2025 Isaiah 11:1-10 <*((((>< + ><))))*> Luke 10:21-24
Advent is going back to our roots - to you O God our Father like Jesus Christ your Son who is "the shoot from the stump of Jesse" you have promised through the Prophet Isaiah:
On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jess, and from his roots a bud a shall blossom… On that day, the root of Jesse, set up as a signal for the nations, the Gentiles shall seek out, for his dwelling shall be glorious (Isaiah 11:1, 10).
On this first week of Advent, Isaiah reminds us of the beauty of Christ's advent that brings about peace when "the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid... the calf and young lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them... the cow and bear shall be neighbors, together their young shall rest, the lion shall eat hay like the ox... the baby shall play by the cobra's den, and the child lay his hand on the adder's lair" (Isaiah 11:6-8).
Peace reigns and comes in every advent of Christ when we fix our sights on him while looking deep down inside our hearts, emptying ourselves of pride to find our roots in God, to find our blessedness as your indwelling; let us rediscover you, Jesus, "the shoot from the stump of Jesse", the one completely consecrated to God who journeys with us in this life helping us find our roots God by becoming like children, innocent and humble, seeing the deeper truth and worth of every person and things not colored by biases and prejudices. Amen.
