Daily Retreat 12/07/06
2006 Dec 7 Thu:Ambrose, bp, dr M
Is 26:1-6; Ps 117(118):1,8-9,19-21,25-27a; Mt 7:21,24-27
From today’s readings: “Trust in the LORD forever!... Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.... Everyone who listens to these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock....”
The Lord is a Rock!
More than once, the Bible poetically refers to God as a rock, thereby illustrating His constancy, strength, and reliability. Borrowing from and extending this metaphor, Jesus also pointed out that he who hear His words and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the solid foundation of a rock.
The difficulties we encounter in our lives relentlessly expose whether our lives are well-grounded in firm faith and total trust in God, or whether we’ve opted for a shifty, sandy foundation of earthy stuffs and our own make-shift construction. Advent is an ideal time to investigate the general groundwork on which we have based our own lives. Do we see God as big enough to be the true and personal rock-solid foundation of our entire lives, or do treat Him as merely a partial footing added to a shaky substructure relying mainly on the things of this world and our own abilities?
Is 26:1-6; Ps 117(118):1,8-9,19-21,25-27a; Mt 7:21,24-27
From today’s readings: “Trust in the LORD forever!... Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.... Everyone who listens to these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock....”
The Lord is a Rock!
More than once, the Bible poetically refers to God as a rock, thereby illustrating His constancy, strength, and reliability. Borrowing from and extending this metaphor, Jesus also pointed out that he who hear His words and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the solid foundation of a rock.
The difficulties we encounter in our lives relentlessly expose whether our lives are well-grounded in firm faith and total trust in God, or whether we’ve opted for a shifty, sandy foundation of earthy stuffs and our own make-shift construction. Advent is an ideal time to investigate the general groundwork on which we have based our own lives. Do we see God as big enough to be the true and personal rock-solid foundation of our entire lives, or do treat Him as merely a partial footing added to a shaky substructure relying mainly on the things of this world and our own abilities?
posted by FrPitstick | 12/06/2006
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