The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Wednesday, Memorial of St. Lucy, Virgin & Martyr, 13 December 2023 Isaiah 40:25-31 ><]]]]'> + <'[[[[>< Matthew 11:11-15
My dear Jesus: despite the cold weather and festive mood of this season, there is this feeling inside me of the world, even your church being so fragmented and broken, with so many divisions and competitions among us, the favoritisms and injustices by those above us that have spawned in us so many feelings of entitlement and privileges.
Why, O Jacob, do you say, and declare, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord, and my right is disregarded by my God?” Do you not know or have you not heard? The Lord is eternal God, creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint nor grow weary, and his knowledge is beyond scrutiny. He gives strength to the fainting; for the weak he makes vigor abound.
Isaiah 40:27-29
Thank you, dear Jesus, for your coming to us, for your Advent; most of all, for your sublime gentleness, calling us all to "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give your rest" (Matthew 11:28). Heal our fragmented lives, our fragmented society, our fragmented Church; open our eyes, open our hearts and our arms to embrace you especially among those broken too so we may finally forge anew that bonding in you. Amen.
