Father God, help me to name and claim your presence with us….

 
Luke 2:16-21

 
Mother Mary had a promise from God at the Annunciation –that she should not be afraid because with God nothing is impossible, that she would bear a son and call his name ‘Jesus’, (“God saves”). The whole of the Judeo-Christian scriptures, (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth, the B.I.B.L.E.)  hold out similar promises to us as we look forward to this 2024th year of Grace that will unfold in the days and months ahead – that God does love human kind and intends to save human kind from the despair and death that is ultimately offered up by the ‘world, the flesh and the devil’.  Mother Mary went through her 9 months of pregnancy and the first 8 days of Jesus’ life after birth knowing this promise, but it was not until the 8th day that she specifically named the advent of her son “God Saves”, and with Joseph dedicated this child to the Lord through the rite of circumcision. This is when Mary and Joseph formally named and embraced their assignment to real-ize, nurture and remain faithful to the Saving Grace of God.  By recognizing God’s promises being fulfilled in the miraculous birth of their Son, Mary and Joseph were able to claim God’s promises of saving Grace in their own lives, and indeed in the whole world.  Will I notice God saving me/ saving ‘us’, and speak the Truth, that God Saves ? Father God, help me to name and claim your presence with us.
 
Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation! (St, Mark 16:15)
 
Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.
St. Catherine of Siena.
 
 
A Happy, Healthy and Holy New Year of Grace
be to you and your family!
 
Father,
May everything we do
Begin with your inspiration,
And continue with your saving help.
Let our work always find it origin in you
And through you reach completion.
Concluding prayer. Week 1, Morning Prayer, Liturgy of the Hours.
 
 
Soli ad gloriam Dei
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