“As it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah: A voice of one crying out in the desert: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The winding roads shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.” (Luke 3:4-6).  

 

The major theme for this 2nd Sunday of Advent Year C continues to invite us to prepare and make ready for the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ into our hearts, lives and world. During these four weeks of Advent, each one of us is invited to journey away from all that would distract us from the advent of our God, to a place of peace and seclusion, wherein we can rediscover God’s presence without obstruction and hear God’s voice without distraction. Through fasting and prayer, and by attending carefully to the special scriptural gifts of this season, we will be renewed in the visions that sustained our guardian-ancestors in the faith and direct the course and the growth of our faith as a believing community. None of us is called to embark upon this quest as a hermit; the spiritual quest, which is Advent, is a communal pilgrimage. As travel companions to one another, we shall also find ourselves in the company of other veteran travelers, whose wisdom and experience will stand us in good stead.

 

Todays’ readings challenge us to prepare a royal highway in our hearts for Jesus, so that we may receive Him as our saving God during Christmas. We should also be prepared for His daily coming into our lives, in the Holy Eucharist, in the Holy Bible, and in the praying community, in the proclaimed Word of God. Finally, we are asked to be ready to meet Him at the end of our lives and at the end of the world as our Judge on his Second Coming. 

 

God does not want us holding a relationship of Transaction but Transformation. Therefore, Dynamic Christian disciples are those who (1) BELIEVE, (2) GROW, (3) SERVE, (4) LOVE and (5) LEAD others to Jesus. Today’s topics want us to prepare for the coming of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  

 

How can we help each other repent, seek forgiveness from God and those who we have injured?   

 

Wishing everyone a blessed week in the Lord.