Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119)
Isaiah 6:1-6 In these days of long winter nights when Christmas lights have been extinguished, we are reminded of the beauty and value of light in the darkness – as well as the energy consumption required to ‘light up the world’. As followers of Jesus, we well know the beauty and value of the spiritual Light we received at Baptism, that enflames our hearts to believe, to follow and to serve our Lord in his ways and words. In these days of great darkness in the ways of the world, it is Faith in the good news of Christ Jesus that overcomes the deceits and diseases that run rampant through humanity; it is divinely focused Hope that breaks through the numbing complex nothingness of a digitized world where artificial intelligence displaces relationships; and it is divine Mercy that still allows the Holy Spirit to breathe life back into our hearts, our minds, our souls and even our bodies. Yes! We know this is true. But are we connected to the Source of Light, through prayer and praise/ gratitude for graces received to be able to arise and shine? Are we ‘turned on’ so that we can rise up, above the darkness of despair and despondency around us, and shine like Jesus to help humanity find its way back to Father God? Holy Spirit of Jesus help me arise and shine for your light is come into the world. The Son reflects the brightness of God’s glory and is the exact likeness of God’s own being, sustaining the universe with his powerful word. (Hebrews 1:3) In the darkness shines the splendor Of the Word who took our flesh, Welcoming, in love’s surrender, Death’s dark Shadow at his crèche, Bearing every human story, Word made flesh reveals his glory. Bernadette Gasslein, In the Darkness Shines the Splendour See https://vimeo.com/308208360 for a youth choir singing this full hymn. Soli ad gloriam Dei Gospel Mystery of the Day on FaceBook & www.gospelmysteryoftheday.ca
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AuthorBeverly Illauq lives in Kemptville, Ontario, where she greets each morning by seeking the Gospel Mystery of the Day - the Word of the Lord for direct and practical application to the specific challenges & joys of the day. Archives
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