Now that the year 2011 is almost over and looking back at all the things that have happened to us this year, we should still say with so much joy and gladness in our hearts that the best is yet to come. Amen. Hallelujah!
Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11
...1 The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners, 2 to announce a year of favor from the LORD and a day of vindication by our God.
We should always have so much hope in the Lord who makes all good things happen for and to us. If we just try to recall everything that we've been through and we have been totally dependent and fully surrendered to God then we can surely say to ourselves that God has always been there for us. Amen. Hallelujah!
Luke 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54
R: My soul rejoices in my God.
46 “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; 47 my spirit rejoices in God my savior...53 He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
One of the most important things that God has given us which should kept us going is the regular dose of His word that we should consult at all times and attendance of the Eucharistic Celebration. Amen. Hallelujah!
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
16 Brothers and sisters: Rejoice always. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus...Test everything; retain what is good. 22 Refrain from every kind of evil...The one who calls you is faithful, and he will also accomplish it...
It is with the same humility and lowliness of St. John that we should come before God to love, honor and serve Him. I could never forget the time when we had fun looking up in the internet the meaning of our names. I found out that my name Anna Jane means "grace" from the Hebrew name Anna which is "God is gracious" and Jane which is the feminine translation of the Hebrew name John. Each one of us is called for a purpose that is why today's gospel should give us a new and more meaningful understanding of what St. John proclaimed thousands of years ago when he announced the coming of Jesus. Let us hope and pray that all of us will gain each day a better perspective of who we really are and the role we portray in this life in relation to Jesus. If someone will come to us in the same way that happened in today’s gospel we should also have a ready answer when we are asked. We must know who we really are in relation to Christ. We are all called to give a testimony through our own lives. Amen! Hallelujah!
John 1:6-8, 19-28
... He was not the light, but came to testify to the light. 19 And this is the testimony of John. When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to him to ask him, "Who are you?" he admitted and did not deny it, but admitted, "I am not the Messiah." ..."I am 'the voice of one crying out in the desert, "Make straight the way of the Lord,"' “I baptize with water; but there is one among you whom you do not recognize, 27 the one who is coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.”
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