Is 4: 2-6
The Day of the Lord
2 On that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride and the beauty of the survivors of Israel. 3 And it will come about that the one who is left in Zion and remains behind in Jerusalem will be called holy—everyone who is recorded for life in Jerusalem. 4 When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and purged the bloodshed of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning, 5 then the Lord will create over the entire area of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, and smoke, and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be a canopy. 6 And there will be a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and refuge and protection from the storm and the rain.
As we begin Advent, we read Isaiah's prophecy of the Day of the Lord...the day when God's kingdom will be established, when the filth of sin disappears and a glorious peace prevails. We need this reminder when we look around us and see so much bloodshed, injustice and suffering. Jesus came to undo that pattern, gave us foundational principals and guidelines and left us with the task of putting them into practice. Alas, our track record is very poor, but the weeks of Advent year after year give us a time to return to the basics, and through prayer and sacrifice, return to the Lord. Let us not waste a minute of this opportunity to set our lives and our local communities on the straight path.
Bro. Rene
I appeal to you, O Master, to
draw from beneath the surface of my own self-assuredness an ever-
keener awareness of the suffering around me. Though my dwelling place
may not seem a worthy abode for the overwhelming breadth of your
presence, may others find there a place to wait a while with me and find
a humble expression of your loving compassion. Amen
.Rev. Don Fetters, C.S.C.
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