+ Our Advent readings today continue to reign us in on the
abundant and amazing options that our God is placing before us, even this day! God
wants nothing more than for us to feel the comfort
and joy that he wants us to experience in the depths of our beings – even though
we are sinners, even though we stray from his heart often, even though we walk around and stumble in the dark a lot of the
time. He wants to introduce us to the remedy for all our ills who will soon leap and bound from heaven to dwell among us
and once and for all rectify the wrong that only he can rectify – and all will
begin to be well for those who “buy into” the scenario of his redemptive love.
Like a
shepherd he will feed his flock, in his arms he will carry his lambs – carrying
them in his bosom and leading the ewes with care! We
have an amazingly tender omnipotent God and Father! We are so very fortunate
who are baptized into his life and care!
The gospel passage today
confirms God’s never-failing love and desire to reign in all sheep from many
pastures, especially those who are simply lost and don’t even know it! He
delights in going after the weary and the lost sheep – and when the sheep
surrenders to the loving gesture of God / Jesus picking it up – it will find an
awesome covey of love and sweetness – as if it were the only sheep in the whole
world.
This is the love God has for
all of us – lost or not – and so we owe him so very much obedience, devotion,
affection and love in return! and we put this into play when we ourselves seek
out those in our day, in our passing by, who appear to be lonely, dejected,
confused, weary or just plain lost!
Exult before the Lord, for he
comes to rule the earth with power and LOVE!
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