Week 36 - The Journey
"A voice proclaims: In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God! Every valley shall be lifted up, every mountain and hill made low; The rugged land shall be a plain, the rough country, a broad valley. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken." Isaiah 40:3-5
The Love of God. It is not I but Christ who speaks through me. What was it about John the Baptist that made him different in the wasteland of his day? I see a man that lived with the love of God all his life. He lived an authentic relationship with God, God wasn't some abstract concept or passing thought. For John and all those who have come to know the living God, it is a real relationship, one where the love of God is revealed in our innermost being.
The wasteland is no different today than it was back then. Within each of us is that desire to know, love and serve God. This is where peace resides, yet without time spent in His presence, the outer coat is a wasteland. With time spent in His presence daily, there is a difference. The voice isn't yelling, the voice is the difference, how you live and react to situations is the voice. Live in the presence of God, prepare the way, He is coming back and He is preparing His people.
"if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14
What is God saying to me? The Son shines on the inside.
Dear Father God, the depth of Your love is immense, the places we go and the truth that is revealed is joyful. Help us see the reality of this day, help us live in this very moment of time and know that You are Holy God, preparing each of us for our triumphant reunion with You. Thank You Father for the blessings of Mary in my life, for the growth this past week and the fruit that it will bear in the coming months. Use me today Lord as You need, keep us safe and awaken us to the wasteland around us. In Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Queen of Heaven, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Most Ardent, 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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