Let us Believe in the God’s Revelations
20 December
Isa 7:10-14
Meditation
Let us Believe in the God’s Revelations
Human beings look for signs all
the time. Signs guide them in life. As we travel on the road, we use signs and
symbols to make our journey safe and sound. Those searching for God, meaning,
and direction in life look for signs. King Ahaz does not want to ask the Lord
for a sign. He does not want the Lord to test him.
Through the prophet Isaiah, the
Lord promises us a sign that the young woman will bear a son, and he shall
be called Immanuel. We know Immanuel means God with us. When God is with us, we
only have signs or do not need any signs to follow, for the Lord will guide us
on the right path. The presence of God with us brings us joy and happiness. We
are eagerly waiting for the birth of a child to the woman who would cancel all
our pains and sorrow and give us unending joy and happiness. This longing is
the long of generations of people and even the present generation; everyone
eagerly longs for the Messiah.
Do we believe in the revealed
truths of God?
Gospel Lk 1: 26-38
Meditation
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy,
God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin named
Mary who had pledged her marriage to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David.
The angel approached her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favoured! The
Lord is with you.”
Mary was greatly troubled by his words and
wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
But the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favour
with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him
Jesus. He will be great and will be
called the Son of the High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father
David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will
never end.”
“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel,
“since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So, the holy one to be born
will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth, your relative, will have a child
in her old age, and she, who was said to be unable to conceive, is in her sixth
month. For no word from God will ever
fail.” “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary
answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her. (Lk 1:
26-38)
The angel Gabriel's annunciation
to our Blessed Mother is the beginning of the Incarnation of Our Lord. Word
became flesh. God became Human. God dwelt among us. God has made human nature
divine. The Incarnation of Our Lord regains lost human beings. God Loved the
World and loved to save humans for eternity. God's plan took action at the Annunciation.
Do I know how much God loves
human beings?
Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb
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