Week 31 - The Journey Advent week 4
"My lover speaks and says to me, "Arise, my friend, my beautiful one, and come! For see, the winter is past, the rains are over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of pruning the vines has come, and the song of the turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines, in bloom, give forth fragrance. Arise, my friend, my beautiful one, and come!" Song of Songs 2:10-13
"My lover speaks and says to me, "Arise, my friend, my beautiful one, and come! For see, the winter is past, the rains are over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of pruning the vines has come, and the song of the turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines, in bloom, give forth fragrance. Arise, my friend, my beautiful one, and come!" Song of Songs 2:10-13
Love language. When I read this scripture this morning, I see Mary and her Love conversing, I see the time of fulfillment coming, the birth of Jesus. Mary honors God with her life, she was His, it is agape love. What love language do you have with God?
"Therefore, you shall love the Lord, your God, with your whole heart, and with your whole being, and with your whole strength." Deuteronomy 6:5. As the celebration of Christmas approaches in what ways is your relationship with God changing? What about His Holy family? This Advent season has been all about the mother of Jesus, Mary. This is a grace from God and it is something that He engages with our intellect.
Faith is meant to be alive, to be lived and experienced. The lovers in the Song of Songs express their love for each other, only one of them is physically alive but both of them are spiritual alive. What message is God conveying to you? And for us men it is ok to express our love for God in our everyday lives.
What is God saying to me?
Dear Father, I read and You speak, I watch and You paint, I live and You handle. There are many thoughts going thru my head this morning as I try and process all that is going on. You are real and continue to reveal Yourself in the commonness of everyday events. Thank You for the gift of Christmas, for the time to ponder the birth of Your Son and how we are to relate to Him and Your Holy Family. Thank You Father for engaging our senses and emotions as You continue to prune the branches and prepare the ground for that glorious day. In Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Mother of Love, Pray for us
St Joesph, Most Strong, 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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