Lord, my God, I yearn for You in my tears, and as the tears fill my heart I pray for Your coming. And so, I join the psalmist and pray:
“Mercy and faithfulness have met;
justice and peace have embraced.
Faithfulness shall spring from the earth
and justice look down from heaven.
The Lord will make us prosper
and our earth shall yield its fruit.
Justice shall march before him
and peace shall follow his steps.” [From Psalm 95]
Maybe this story can aid us in our Advent preparations.
If there is one belief that the men and women of our world need today it is the belief in the resurrection.
Why?
Because it is the effective antidote to the infectious disease of materialism.
In the 19th Century an American tourist visited the Polish rabbi Hofetz Chaim. Astonished to see that the rabbi's home was only a simple room filled with books, plus a table and a bench, the tourist asked,
"Rabbi, where is your furniture?"
"Where is yours?" replied the rabbi.
"Mine?" asked the puzzled tourist. "But I'm only a visitor here. I'm only passing through."
"So am I," said Hofetz Chaim. [Passing Through Sermons.com - Father Ernest Munachi Ezeogu]
As we “pass through” this Advent may it remind us that our time here on earth is a preparation for eternal life with God. Alfred Delp, S.J. wrote, “When through one man a little love and goodness, a little more light and trust come into the world, then that man’s life has meaning.”
Pray this Advent for a grateful and humble heart so you may bring “a little more love and goodness … a little more “light and trust” into the world.
May God Be Praised.
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