The Catholic Calendar for Monday, December 1, 2003
First week of Advent

Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
Isaiah 2:1-5
Psalm 122:1-9
Matthew 8:5-11

A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:

Today's first reading from the prophet Isaiah tells of the how things will be -- someday. It's easy to get frustrated and lose hope in our world of violence, ungodliness and the like. But God promises that one day there will be peace and all nations will turn to Him.

God never breaks His promises. This will happen.

But what shall we do in the meantime? Well, Christ told us two things we must do: love God above all other things and our neighbors as ourselves.

But how do we deal with the frustrations of our world? Isaiah tells us today what to do: Come ...to the house of the God of Jacob, that He may instruct us in His ways, and we may walk in His paths. Or to put it another way: pray! This is one part of the prophecy we don't have to wait to see fulfilled. For through prayer we can call on God at anytime and learn directly from Him the ways to cope in these unsettling times.

Praise Jesus for opening the doors for us that lead directly to Him!

- Don Claunch, SFO

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