In Advent, We Wait In Hope! Seeking Balance To Our Life, We Are Called By God To Be Alert To His Comings.

 

DEAR FRIENDS –

TODAY’S BLOG MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND YEAR I HAVE BEEN SHARING “A CATHOLIC DEACON’S PERSPECTIVE.”  MY HOPE IS THAT IT HAS GIVEN YOU A DEEPER INSIGHT INTO YOUR JOURNEY WITH THE LORD.  LAST YEAR’S “B” BLOG SUBMISSIONS WILL REMAIN ON THIS SITE TO REVIEW OR COMPARE THEM TO THIS YEAR “C” WHICH HAS ST. LUKE AS OUR GOSPEL PROVIDER.  YOU ARE IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AS WE TRAVEL A PATH TO FOLLOW JESUS TO HIS PROMISE OF EVERLASTING LIFE FOR THOSE WHO ARE FAITHFUL TO HIS TRUTH OF LOVE, MERCY AND FORGIVENESS. 

GOD BLESS,

DEACON JIM MERLE

Waiting is a common phenomenon these days which calls for patience.  We wait in lines at grocery stores, banks, post offices and gas stations to name a few.  Our hope is that whatever is happening ahead will be short lived decreasing our time so we can get on with whatever else we have planned. 

Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven, If We Hand Over Our Life To Jesus!

We often define historical kingdoms as vast amounts of geography ruled by a person who makes decisions based on a perception of truth supportive of what he or she wants and/or needs.  This can be either a positive or a negative experience, depending on the benevolent or dictatorial state of mind of the ruler.  Today, most royalty are figureheads who represent political leaders who rule kingdoms for better or worse.

End Times Are Coming For All Of Us! Let Us Make Sure We Are Ready By Taking Care Of Those In Need Now!

 

“You are my inheritance, O Lord!” is our Psalm 16 refrain today.  It seems an apt response also to how we are to assess the end times as portrayed in our first reading from The Book of Daniel and in St. Mark’s Gospel.  Despite the doom and gloom shared in these liturgical readings, the responsorial psalm offers a positive sense of hope as we trust in God who has always been with us no matter what the difficulties may be.

Place Trust In God So We Can Give To Others In Humility As Jesus Did For Us!

Giving is a main stay in our faith.  We know this because the greatest gift ever given comes from Jesus, the Son of God, who died on a cross for our sins so we could be forgiven and was resurrected from the dead so we could have everlasting life.  No sacrifice in the past or future will ever surpass the meaning of what it is to give to one another as Jesus did for us.