Reflection for FRIDAY, 4 th week in Advent Season.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Word of God
Luke 1:76-78
And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
Today's Reflection
By now we would have already put up the Christmas decorations at home.
And before we put up the decorations, we would have at least done some clean-up of the house.
And then we would be ready to put the centre-piece of the Christmas decorations, and that is the Nativity scene or the Crib.
That would be the so-called "house" for Jesus at Christmas.
In the 1st reading, king David had an ambitious idea to build a magnificent Temple for God.
But the Lord revealed to David and the Lord Himself would build a House for David.
It implied that the Lord is preparing the House of David for the coming of the Saviour.
Similarly, Jesus wants to prepare our hearts to receive Him so that He can make His home in our hearts.
May the tender love of Jesus lead us to a deeper knowledge of our salvation and the forgiveness of our sins.
With Jesus making His home in our hearts, may He guide our feet into the way of peace and be the light for others on the road of salvation.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice safe day.