O Radix Jesse

~~~ Judges 13:2-7, 24-25A ~~~ Psalm 71 ~~~ Luke 1:5-25 ~~~ 

O Radix Jesse!

O Root of Jesse!

"A shoot shall come out from the stock of Jesse, 

and a branch shall grow out of his roots." Isaiah 11:1

Jesse was the father of King David.

He prophesied that the Messiah would come from

 the house of David and would be born in Bethlehem.

Though you are barren and have had no children,

yet you will conceive and bear a son. 

...the boy shall be consecrated to God from the womb,

until the day of his death.

Samson was blessed by the Lord from his conception.

His parents had been unable to conceive.

God chose the moment in time for Samson to be born.

...this boy is to be consecrated to God from the womb. 

The salvation plans of God were evident even in the Old Testament.

As we get closer to the birth of Jesus

 we hear about the unexpected 

conception of John the Baptist.

His birth was announced to Elizabeth by an angel.

Just as the birth of Samson was announced to his mother.

Jesus is our tree of life.

In the Garden of Eden God placed the tree of good and evil.

Eating the fruit of the tree marred us with original sin.

Jesus was born of a woman who

 was protected from this blemish of original sin.

Goodness comes forth from this shoot of Jesse...Jesus.

It is through Jesus that we live and breathe and have our being.

Come, O Root of Jesse!

Come to save us without delay.

We wait for his salvation Blessings.

Peace

~~~JOY~~~

to the World!