Second Sunday of Advent Cycle B

December 10, 2017

 

Review the Readings

 

Listen to the Readings

 

Advent Intro video clip by Franciscan Fr.Greg Fielman

 

 

 

Isaiah 40:1-5; 9-11

 

 

Isaiah addressed  the Jewish people who have lost everything and were in  exile in Babylon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

His words are known as Words of Consolation and were given to the people to give them hope for the future.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certainly these words of consolation, can speak to each of us especially in times of difficulty.  

These words can give each of us hope for the future because of the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

Christ comes among us every day to bring us a way to have our exile, because of  our sins, forgiven 

 

 

2 Peter 3:8-14

 

This letter was written to a community that was definitely disappointed at the Delay of the second coming of Christ.

 

Today we may at times pray for a particular need and the Lord seems to delay in answering us.

That can cause us to ask why does He delay?

Perhaps the delay can you help us to look at ourselves to see how much faith we really do not have.

 

It certainly gives us the opportunity to pray for a stronger faith.

 

 

We know that through our baptism we have been called to make Christ present in the world.  Certainly there will be times we fail to do that...

 

We...

...lack mercy for the other even the strange

...fail to love the enemy, the one who bothers us or is disturbs us.

...lack patience with the person we encounter

...complain when a trouble or suffering comes

...and the list goes on and on.

 

When we fail, and at times, we will and we find ourselves in the Exile of Sin.  Then the words of Consolation from Isaiah can give us hope of God's great mercy and forgiveness.  He will not abandon us.

 

 

 

In this gospel we hear the words...

 

 

 prepare the way of the Lord, make his path  straight.

 

In this season of Advent once again we are offered the opportunity prepare for the coming of the Lord-to look deeply at ourselves.

The Lord comes everyday, not just at Christmas.

Have we prepared ourselves for his daily coming in the people and event in our lives.  Or do we still fail to see Him in all the other people and events we encounter?

 

 

 

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