Dancing into the Light...

 ~~~Memorial of Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr~~~

~~~ Isaiah 48:17-19 ~~~ Psalm 1 ~~~ Matthew 11:16-19 ~~~

 

 I, the LORD, your God,
teach you what is for your good,
and lead you on the way you should go.

God does not want us to be worried about where we should go
or what we should say.
It is challenging to trust that God really will teach us and lead us.
Oftentimes we forget that God does give direction;
it may be in subtle ways, but he does show the way.

When we follow the way of the Lord he does give us joy and peace.
What sometimes surprises me is that things happen
when I follow the Lord that brings me happiness
that I never could have anticipated.

Those who follow you, Lord, will have the light of life.

The light of life...without light there would be no life.
All living life forms need a light source.
This is also true of our spiritual life...
we need the light which emanates from the Lord himself.
The light of life streams forth from his eyes, his words,
his hands, his feet, and his pierced side.
 

 

...To what shall I compare this generation?
It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another...

We are too caught up by external things.
This causes us to become distracted from what is really important...
our interior relationship with God.

We surround ourselves with noise makers and we dance with utter abandonment.
We eat and drink in excess until we become satiated, but not satisfied.
The things of the flesh and the senses can never fully satisfy our longings.

Do not let dancing and music making keep you from seeing the light.
 

 

Blessings come to us through the Advent festivities.
Keep focused on who you are really waiting to see.