Week 28 - The Journey Advent week 1 - Mary, Most Pure.
"As for you, observe what I am commanding you today. See, I am about to drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. Take care not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land that you are to enter; lest they become a snare among you. Tear down their altars; smash their sacred stones, and cut down their asherahs. You shall not bow down to any other god, for the Lord—"Jealous" his name—is a jealous God. Exodus 34:11-14
I have been contemplating the Ark of the Covenant and our Blessed Mother, listening to what He is saying. The Ark is made of pure gold, inside and out. (Exodus 38:2). What had God intended when He gave us the Ten Commandments? He had instructed Moses and prepared the artisans to build the holies of Holies. When it was ready He entered along with the Covenant. "Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle." Exodus 40:34
I think of all the ways that God's word and His intentions have been watered down, how they have been adapted by man to fit their will and not His. Our Blessed Mother had been prepared for such a journey to carry the Word of God, the Great High Priest. "And the angel said to her in reply, "The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God." Luke 1:35
So what happens when something unholy interferes with God's Holy will? "As they reached the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah stretched out his hand to steady the ark, for the oxen were tipping it. Then the Lord became angry with Uzzah and struck him, because he had laid his hand on the ark; he died there in God's presence." 1 Chronicles 13:9-10
Advent is a time of preparation for the coming of Christ. To take a look at our own ways that we worship God. The first week is a week to prepare, to examine ones self and take a look at the areas of our life's that are taking us away from God's love and His holy will. To bring these sins to Him, admit our faults and seek His forgiveness. "A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit." Psalms 51:12. Have a blessed week, contemplate Mary's worship of her Father and His Son, she is perfect in her adoration of them. It is a week of hope for a clean heart, this leads to right worship of God.
"As for you, observe what I am commanding you today. See, I am about to drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. Take care not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land that you are to enter; lest they become a snare among you. Tear down their altars; smash their sacred stones, and cut down their asherahs. You shall not bow down to any other god, for the Lord—"Jealous" his name—is a jealous God. Exodus 34:11-14
I have been contemplating the Ark of the Covenant and our Blessed Mother, listening to what He is saying. The Ark is made of pure gold, inside and out. (Exodus 38:2). What had God intended when He gave us the Ten Commandments? He had instructed Moses and prepared the artisans to build the holies of Holies. When it was ready He entered along with the Covenant. "Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle." Exodus 40:34
I think of all the ways that God's word and His intentions have been watered down, how they have been adapted by man to fit their will and not His. Our Blessed Mother had been prepared for such a journey to carry the Word of God, the Great High Priest. "And the angel said to her in reply, "The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God." Luke 1:35
So what happens when something unholy interferes with God's Holy will? "As they reached the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah stretched out his hand to steady the ark, for the oxen were tipping it. Then the Lord became angry with Uzzah and struck him, because he had laid his hand on the ark; he died there in God's presence." 1 Chronicles 13:9-10
Advent is a time of preparation for the coming of Christ. To take a look at our own ways that we worship God. The first week is a week to prepare, to examine ones self and take a look at the areas of our life's that are taking us away from God's love and His holy will. To bring these sins to Him, admit our faults and seek His forgiveness. "A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit." Psalms 51:12. Have a blessed week, contemplate Mary's worship of her Father and His Son, she is perfect in her adoration of them. It is a week of hope for a clean heart, this leads to right worship of God.
What is God saying to me? In the stillness of the day I Am heard without all the distractions of Lucifer.
Dear Father, help me look inward at my own faults and see the error of my ways. I need Your strength to be holy and pure, I know it is a journey. Prayers for friends caught in the traps of life feeding the ego of self and serving one's own needs. Break these bondages that has a hold so, true and pure worship can be had. Watch over us this week, keep us on the path and thank You for these past several days making memories with loved ones. In Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Mother Most Pure, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Chaste Guardian of the Virgin, Pray for us.
Viva Cristo Rey
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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