Week two of Advent is upon us. Last week we talked about preparing. How have you prepared for the birth of our
Savior? Did you do something outside
your normal routine? The readings for
this weekend’s Mass still talked about preparing ourselves for the coming of
Christ. Mark 1:3 stated, “Prepare a way
for the Lord, make straight His path.”
There is still a need to prepare for the way of the Lord, but something
that came to my mind in the first reading was of interest to me.
The first reading, from Isaiah 40:11
says, “He is like a shepherd feeding His flock, gathering the lambs in His
arms.” While we are still in the
preparation mode, I found this verse to kind of stand out. While the shepherd prepares the flock, I
chose to read this in a different context.
I felt that Isaiah is saying to us, as we prepare, not to worry, for God
will take care of us.
Can you count the number of decisions you
make on a daily basis, from what to wear, what to cook for dinner, plus all the
decisions we have to make in your work life?
Wouldn’t it be nice to have an assurance that every decision we make would be
the correct decision? Unfortunately,
every decision we make, cannot be the correct decision, and we will not know if
our decision is correct, until the consequences of each decision has played
out.
Good News!!! I feel that Isaiah is
giving us the assurance that if we prepare the way for the Lord, He will be
there to gather His flock, tend to them, make sure they are safe and
sound. Making the decision to prepare
for the birth of our savior, now comes with the assurance that He will tend to
us, making sure we are fed and safe. So
as we keep preparing for the birth of our Savior, know that it comes with the
assurance that if we believe, inviting Him into our lives, we can be assured He
will tend to us, like the shepherd tending to the smallest lamb.
There are not a lot of
assurances in this world. Prepare for
His birth with decisiveness and understanding and be assured, He will take care
of us.
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