The WORD today reminds me that reminds me that great things
takes time.
Nothing great happens overnight.
Athletes
train for years to reach their full potential. A tree takes years growing its
roots to become a strong and mighty tree. No tree grows overnight, and no
athlete gets to top condition in an hour. It takes time, effort, hard work,
commitment, and patience to get to their full potential. This is what God wants
us to remember.
If we want God’s best, we have to learn how to wait.
In
the gospel, the prophetess Anna never left the temple for years, and she prayed
day and night. Wild! Solid! Imagine her love for God. It took time,
effort and patience to be where she was – spiritually. It did not happen
overnight, but when she saw Jesus, it was well worth it. Also, we see that
Jesus did not become a wise man overnight. It took him 30 years of growing, learning,
waiting, before God told him to start his ministry. That time is
necessary to grow, improve, and build a strong foundation. But when God’s plans
come into fruition, it will be all worth it.
God’s best takes time.
We
all have prayers we want to happen.
There are still unanswered prayers until now. We are waiting for different
things – promotion at work, break in our career or business, or that prayer we
have been asking God. It is very hard to wait, we want things done right
away. We want God’s plans to happen right
away. We feel we are ready. And looking at others makes it worse –
we feel envious that they seem to have more than us, or that God’s best is
given them already. We don’t know God’s reason, but we just need to trust
his wisdom.
God cannot give us what we cannot handle – be it problems or blessings. Some people
get things right away because they do it their way, they do it the world’s way
which sometimes result to problems since they’re not ready. We need to wait for
God’s perfect timing. And while we do, we just need to do our part, to be patient and
do our best to prepare for great blessings will send our way.
What
things am I praying for? Why do I want them so much? What is God telling me?
What should be my reaction while I still don’t have them? How should I prepare
myself while waiting for God’s time?
May
we always remember that great things take time, and learn to trust God and his
timing.
Father God,
Thank you for today. Thank you for another day to live.
Thank you for another week. Thank you for another chance to love and serve you.
Thank you for the reminder. Thank you for the weekend. Lord, I pray that you
help me be patient. It’s hard, Lord, because I want things to happen my way.
It’s hard because I sometimes feel that I am ready. It’s hard because I feel I
should be given it. Sorry for being impatient Lord. Sorry for feeling that my
timing is better than yours. Help me just trust in you. Help me have faith in
you. I surrender and let you have control of my life. While I wait, I will do
my best to prepare, work hard, and be faithful to you. And I have faith that in
your perfect time, your best will come. Amen.
Blessed week!
In Christ,
-g-
December 30 2019
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The Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas
Lectionary: 203
Lectionary: 203
Reading
1 1 JN 2:12-17
I
am writing to you, children,
because your sins have been forgiven for his name's sake.
I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because you have conquered the Evil One.
I write to you, children,
because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because you are strong and the word of God remains in you,
and you have conquered the Evil One.
Do not love the world or the things of the world.
If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world,
sensual lust, enticement for the eyes, and a pretentious life,
is not from the Father but is from the world.
Yet the world and its enticement are passing away.
But whoever does the will of God remains forever.
because your sins have been forgiven for his name's sake.
I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because you have conquered the Evil One.
I write to you, children,
because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because you are strong and the word of God remains in you,
and you have conquered the Evil One.
Do not love the world or the things of the world.
If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world,
sensual lust, enticement for the eyes, and a pretentious life,
is not from the Father but is from the world.
Yet the world and its enticement are passing away.
But whoever does the will of God remains forever.
Responsorial
Psalm PS
96:7-8A, 8B-9, 10
R.(11a) Let the heavens be glad and the
earth rejoice!
Give to the LORD, you families of nations,
give to the LORD glory and praise;
give to the LORD the glory due his name!
R. Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
Bring gifts, and enter his courts;
worship the LORD in holy attire.
Tremble before him, all the earth.
R. Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
Say among the nations: The LORD is king.
He has made the world firm, not to be moved;
he governs the peoples with equity.
R. Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
Give to the LORD, you families of nations,
give to the LORD glory and praise;
give to the LORD the glory due his name!
R. Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
Bring gifts, and enter his courts;
worship the LORD in holy attire.
Tremble before him, all the earth.
R. Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
Say among the nations: The LORD is king.
He has made the world firm, not to be moved;
he governs the peoples with equity.
R. Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
Alleluia
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
A holy day has dawned upon us.
Come, you nations, and adore the Lord.
Today a great light has come upon the earth.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
A holy day has dawned upon us.
Come, you nations, and adore the Lord.
Today a great light has come upon the earth.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
GospelLK
2:36-40
There
was a prophetess, Anna,
the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher.
She was advanced in years,
having lived seven years with her husband after her marriage,
and then as a widow until she was eighty-four.
She never left the temple,
but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer.
And coming forward at that very time,
she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child
to all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem.
When they had fulfilled all the prescriptions
of the law of the Lord,
they returned to Galilee,
to their own town of Nazareth.
The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom;
and the favor of God was upon him.
the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher.
She was advanced in years,
having lived seven years with her husband after her marriage,
and then as a widow until she was eighty-four.
She never left the temple,
but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer.
And coming forward at that very time,
she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child
to all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem.
When they had fulfilled all the prescriptions
of the law of the Lord,
they returned to Galilee,
to their own town of Nazareth.
The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom;
and the favor of God was upon him.
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