Wednesday the Third Week of Advent
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"Remember your word to your servant, because you have given me hope. This is my comfort in my trouble, that your promise gives me life." -Psalm 119:49-50
Prayer
Eternal One, you hold the present and the past,
help us to remember in the busy seasons of our lives,
to be still and know that you are God. Help us to remember that in Jesus we are born
anew in love and sent in faith for the life of the world. Amen.
Reflection: REMEMBER
The prophets of old and the prophets of our own time remind us that when there is a disconnect between what we say and what we do, a disconnect between what we proclaim and what we practice, a disconnect between what we preach and what we prioritize, that we have neglected the God who calls us to life, forgiveness, and justice. The problem, the prophets remind us, isn't that we need more sacrifices, more beautiful chant, more beautiful liturgy (and don't get me wrong I love good liturgy), the problem is that we suffer from forgetfulness. Jesus' incarnation reminded us of this.
We too easily forget that we are called follow Jesus!
We forget that we have been blessed in order to be a blessing. We forget that we have been loved so that we can be loving.
We forget that we have been given hope so that we can be the world's hope.
We forget that we have been forgiven so that we can forgive ourselves and others.
We forget that what we say and do on Sunday must translate in to transformed lives on Monday.
The prophetic proclamation and promise is that we remember: remember who we are, remember whose we are, remember we serve a God who doesn't require sacrifice but transformed hearts; remember that we are people of resurrection, of forgiveness, of hope and most importantly of love. In Mary's child, God calls us once again to remember. Remember who we are. Remember whose we are. Remember.
Action
Paper hearts. Put 50 paper hearts in a box. On each cutout write something that is special about a loved one or a friend. Give them the box and tell them to pull out a heart anytime they need a pick-me-up.
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