The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Monday in the First Week of Advent, 04 December 2023 Isaiah 2:1-5 ><}}}}*> + ><}}}}*> + ><}}}}*> Matthew 8:5-11
Advent is walking in your light, O Lord, when we brave life's many darkness that envelop us, when we trust more in you, O Lord, and dare to follow your will even if it goes against conventional wisdom.
How sad, dear God, that as we reel from the effects of the recent pandemic, we begin our Christmas countdown still in the midst of a grave war right in the Holy Land; help us find ways to fulfill Isaiah's prophecy: "In the days to come, the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established as the highest mountain and raised above the hills. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; one nation shall not raise the sword against another, shall they train for war again. O house of jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord! (Isaiah 2:2, 4-5)
To walk in your light, O Lord, especially this Advent is to first of all admit how we have gone astray from your path, O Lord; of how we have relied more on ourselves and technologies that we have forgotten not only you O Lord but also one another; to walk in your light O Lord is to be in touch with our fellow humans, to find you present in each one of us despite our many differences like that centurion who approached you, Jesus, to heal his sick servant; this Advent season as we walk the streets with cool winds blowing and sun rays touching our skins, may we have time to go to your house, O Lord, to pray, to listen to your words, to simply be present before you and allow you to take us where you want us to be. Amen.
