Lord Prepared the Way of His Son

 

23 December

Mal 3:1-4; 23-24

Meditation

Lord Prepared the Way of His Son

God promised that he would send the messenger for his coming. God has been sending many prophets to prepare the way of the Lord. Many prophets and people spoke about the coming of the Lord.  Any leader's coming is announced, and preparation is done. Preparation is part of receiving the leader. The coming of God to earth needs much more preparation and announcement. God took care for ages to prepare for the coming of the Messiah.

God prepared the people of Israel and the entire world to receive the Messiah. Jesus' coming was announced by St John the Baptist, who prepared the way, which was begun through the prophets. To receive the Messiah, we need to be ready immediately. Preparation involves transforming our way of life to accept the Saviour as the master of life.

How blessed are those who repent and are ready to receive Jesus as Saviour?

Gospel: Lk 1:57-66

Meditation

 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. Her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy. (Lk 1:57-58)

The birth of John in his parents' old age removed their shame and brought joy to the family. The aged parents experienced the great mercy of God. The mercy of God is with Elizabeth and Zechariah. The same mercy of God is with us. We are looking for blessings from God every day, particularly these days of Advent and as we approach Christmas.

The births of John and Jesus are blessings for us. John was born to prepare the way for the coming of the Saviour, Jesus, who came to save us. Both of them are blessings and came to show us the way to the Kingdom of God. God's mercy is abundant these days. Let us savour and drink God's mercy so that we may be filled by God’s grace of love, joy, and peace.

Do we experience the mercy of God going to be born for us in baby Jesus?

Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Follow Jesus!

Let us Go on God's Way!

God Reveals Himself to those Whom He Loves~