His name shall endure forever:
His name shall be continued as long as the sun:
And men shall be blessed in him:
All nations shall call him blessed.
Psalms 72: -17
This psalm belongs to Solomon in part, but to Christ more fully and clearly. Solomon was both the king and the king's son, and his pious father desired that the wisdom of God might be in him, that his reign might be a remembrance of the kingdom of the Messiah. It is the prayer of a father for his child; a dying blessing. The best parents can ask of God for their children are, that God would give them wisdom and grace to know and to do their duty.
During the Advent season, we look forward to the building of God’s Kingdom. In the Catholic Catechism paragraph 1130 states:
The church celebrates the mystery of her Lord “until he comes” when God will be “everything to everyone: Since the apostolic age the liturgy has been drawn toward its goal by the spirit’s groaning in the church: Maranatha!
The liturgy thus shares in Jesus’ desire. “I have earnestly desired to eat Passover with you…until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God” In the Sacraments of Christ the church already receives the guarantee of her inheritance and even have shares in everlasting life, while “awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Christ Jesus” The spirit and the Bride say, “come…Come, Lord Jesus!
A core value of Hoban High is Reliance on Divine Providence. We rely on our faith in God. As we anticipate the season of Advent, we are continually called to be generous to the needy. We are collecting used books and we have third period Christmas projects. How is this charity a sign of making Christ present in the world? Does our charity extend beyond the projects at Hoban? How are you generous in your Church Community? Do you donate to the Salvation Army Kettles? Are you ringing the bells for other charity organizations?
Let us pray
Holy and Radiant One. I want to be a transparent window through which your light may shine. Let myself recede so that you may be made known and the good news of Jesus Christ may be proclaimed. Through your Holy Spirit, use my words beyond my intentions and beyond my inadequacy; for you have asked us to live not by power nor by might, but by your Spirit.
Holy and Radiant One. I want to be a transparent window through which your light may shine. Let myself recede so that you may be made known and the good news of Jesus Christ may be proclaimed. Through your Holy Spirit, use my words beyond my intentions and beyond my inadequacy; for you have asked us to live not by power nor by might, but by your Spirit.
We want to be touched and changed by you, for we are the people you have called to yourself through Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen.
I believe that it is so important to remember God and to keep in faith during this advent season. Most see this time of the year as mainly Christmas vacation, Christmas day, and New Years. However, we are called to celebrate Christ's birth during these weeks. We are called to remember him over the break and to act as we are expected to. Instead of worrying whether or not Santa will bring us every single one of the presents we asked for we should worry about how our relationship with God and with those less fortunate than ourselves is. I pray that over this Christmas break we can all remember that Jesus is the reason for the seasons! God bless!
ReplyDeleteComing from the backround that i come from, i do not know a whole lot about the advent season, but I do know that it is a time to recognize God and the things that he has done for us. There is always time for that. Jimmy made a good point about how many people see this as a time for gifts and things like that, but lets remember the reason why we are getting these gifts. Lets remember why their is a season of advent. And once we remember that, then i think that the gifts and celebrations will be a little bit more appriciated.
ReplyDeleteFrom by just reading the scripture passage I pulled out what it tells me that God shall never be forgotten. Also the Lord deserves to be blessed by all and man shall be blessed because of him. Also as Saadiq and Jimmy said that the advent season is a time about God and learning to give and just not receive. I like the prayer to as it presents that even though we struggle we still have the Lords spirit residing in us as a fall back.
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