The
greatest gift you will ever receive will never be found under a Christmas tree.
It is far too valuable to be stored in any other place but in the depths of
your heart. – Anonymous
(Scripture Text: Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103,
111, 131)
R. (103a)
How sweet to my taste is your promise!
In the
way of your decrees I rejoice,
as much
as in all riches.
R. How
sweet to my taste is your promise!
Yes, your
decrees are my delight;
they are
my counselors.
R. How
sweet to my taste is your promise!
The law
of your mouth is to me more precious
than
thousands of gold and silver pieces.
R. How
sweet to my taste is your promise!
How sweet
to my palate are your promises,
sweeter
than honey to my mouth!
R. How
sweet to my taste is your promise!
Your
decrees are my inheritance forever;
the joy
of my heart they are.
R. How
sweet to my taste is your promise!
I gasp
with open mouth
in my
yearning for your commands.
R. How
sweet to my taste is your promise!
Don’t we
all have “enemies” lurking in our hearts and minds, trying to overpower and
banish Jesus from our lives? Don’t we all have interior closets filled with
doubts, resentments, and other powerful temptations that would prefer to stay
locked up? Fortunately, we have a weapon at hand to defeat these enemies.
As we
approach Advent, we are coming into a season of preparation; what the Eastern
Churches call a "Little Lent." This is a time of self-examination and
repentance in preparation for Christmas.
Be ruthless in looking at yourself. What is
in you that is not pleasing to God? Find a good tool for this examination and
then make a good confession.
We have a
lot of doors in front of us now. This is the season to throw open the door of
our heart, letting our Lord cleanse us of those things which keep us distant
from Him.
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