Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent
Reflection Questions
"Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem." How have you received comfort from God lately? How have you given comfort to others? Do we speak to each other with tenderness or rebuff?
"Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God! Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill shall be made low." Has your life felt "bumpy" lately? What are the mountains in our lives that need to be made low (pride, self-importance, arrogrance) and the valleys that need to be filled in (despair, disappointment, worry, fear)?
"Fear not to cry out and say to the cities of Judah: Here is your God!" Once again, we are reminded in the readings not to fear and to proclaim God's presence in our lives with confidence. How have you proclaim God's presence to others today? Do you feel fearful to do so or happy to do so?
"Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God! Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill shall be made low." Has your life felt "bumpy" lately? What are the mountains in our lives that need to be made low (pride, self-importance, arrogrance) and the valleys that need to be filled in (despair, disappointment, worry, fear)?
"Fear not to cry out and say to the cities of Judah: Here is your God!" Once again, we are reminded in the readings not to fear and to proclaim God's presence in our lives with confidence. How have you proclaim God's presence to others today? Do you feel fearful to do so or happy to do so?
"In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father that one of these little ones be lost." Why do you think we wander away from God sometimes? In what ways are we lost to God right now? How do you feel that God will not ever abandon even the littlest ones among us?
Prayer
Prayer
Jesus our Shephard, may we always feel the depth of Your comfort and care for us. Teach us to use tenderness with one another's hearts in both our words and actions. May we not get stranded on the mountains or stuck in valleys of our own creation, but make straight the way of the Lord in our lives. Let fear not overtake us, but cry out to God who is our comfort and our strength. May we always find our way back to You when we are lost. The Lord our God comes with power!
Scripture
Scripture
First Reading: Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 96: 1-3, 10-13
Gospel: Matthew 18:12-14
Daily Scripture readings can be found online at the USCCB website
Daily Scripture readings can be found online at the USCCB website
Daily Scripture readings can be found online at the USCCB website
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