John answered them, "I baptize with water; but there is one among you whom you do not recognize, the one who is coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie."
John 1:26-28
Reflection:
Can we be this humble to reply that we are not worthy to untie another's sandal strap, let alone the sandal strap of Jesus.
John baptized with water to bring us a cleansing, in order for us to be able to receive the one who will come after him. The one we are unworthy to receive unless we cleanse ourselves of sin.
We are baptized with water to cleanse us from original sin, but once we receive this act of grace it is for us to keep ourselves in constant care in the ways of the Lord. It is an ongoing process of purification. But if we deny Jesus as it is put in the first reading, what does that say about us. We become the antichrist!
Let our baptism with water keep us on the path to God. Let the water that cleanses us, make us worthy to receive the one who is to come.
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Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Advent Prayers
Lord, fill our hearts with your love, and as you revealed to us by an angel the coming of your Son as man, so lead us through his suffering and death to the glory of his resurrection, for he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD on that day, and they shall be his people, and he will dwell among you.
Zechariah 2:15
Reflection:
He dwells in us, and we are joined together. He has given us the Eucharist to be with us always, where many nations have him in their midst. We could say this has come to pass then, how many nations shall join themselves to the Lord.
It truly is amazing how far we have come since this was written. For us small insignificant people, we have Jesus present in our lives on a daily basis. Where we are his people, as community of believers.
We have a very significant gift given to us, because he not only dwells within us, he is a part of our lives when we follow his path. He is all around us, in our neighbor, in our Tabernacles, everywhere we go we come in contact with him. Even when we come across those who reject him, we see him. We all look different but we all are made in his image. In baptism we have been made his children.
When we think about how huge the world is and how many nations have Jesus in their midst, it makes a person smile to know that we are all joined together
Advent Prayers
Lord, fill our hearts with your love, and as you revealed to us by an angel the coming of your Son as man, so lead us through his suffering and death to the glory of his resurrection, for he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD on that day, and they shall be his people, and he will dwell among you.
Zechariah 2:15
Reflection:
He dwells in us, and we are joined together. He has given us the Eucharist to be with us always, where many nations have him in their midst. We could say this has come to pass then, how many nations shall join themselves to the Lord.
It truly is amazing how far we have come since this was written. For us small insignificant people, we have Jesus present in our lives on a daily basis. Where we are his people, as community of believers.
We have a very significant gift given to us, because he not only dwells within us, he is a part of our lives when we follow his path. He is all around us, in our neighbor, in our Tabernacles, everywhere we go we come in contact with him. Even when we come across those who reject him, we see him. We all look different but we all are made in his image. In baptism we have been made his children.
When we think about how huge the world is and how many nations have Jesus in their midst, it makes a person smile to know that we are all joined together
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