Today’s Thoughts: In today’s readings we realize that God can speak tenderly and harshly! It is a fearful and scary moment when we allow God the freedom of approaching us in any way that God judges best for us. God may reach out to us tenderly or severely.
God’s “Advent” may involve a long preparation, the way that Isaiah drew upon centuries old traditions and carefully composed an elaborate doctrinal poem that we find in today’s first reading. Or God can burst upon us like the prophets who come into our lives without even a conventional “how-do-you-do?” – like John the Baptist. We realize in today’s Gospel that John had a profound attraction to all in his time expect the religious leadership. They were unwilling to let go and let God! Our readings remind us that God can act dramatically or philosophically and allow us time to think things over. Or God can demand an immediate “yes!” God uses each of us uniquely, yet we need to be ready and willing. That is what Advent and life in relationship with God calls us too. Have a blessed and holy Thursday everyone!
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