Christmas is only a short 22 days away!
This Sunday's Homily given by St. Mary Magdalen's Father Michael Richard left a profound impression on my heart.
Father Richard spoke of when Saint Pope John Paul II addressed a crowd in Warsaw Poland’s Victory Square, that grew to a crowd of over a million people, in June 1979
Father Richard spoke of when Saint Pope John Paul II addressed a crowd in Warsaw Poland’s Victory Square, that grew to a crowd of over a million people, in June 1979
Saint John Paul II, referred to the people of Poland, he suggested, that they had been chosen for a great role, to understand, humbly but surely, that they were the repository of a special "witness of His cross and His resurrection." He asked then if the people of Poland accepted the obligations of such a role in history.
When they heard those words.Someone shouted, “We want God,” Soon the chant was taken up by the million voices: For over 14 Minutes the crowd chanted.
“We want God. We want God. We want God.”
We want God. But how is that desire satisfied? How do we have God?
I tend to forget to recognize God within my own life. It's so easy to become an unclean person and become more like a polluted rag. To allow my self to become a withered leaf and to allow the wind to blow me away from Gods loving grace. But how wonderful is our Father, He stands firm in his love for us. When we fall to our knees and beg to see His face he will never forsake us.
This 1st Sunday of Advent readings sings out loudly the cries of my heart.
“Lord, Make us turn to you; let us see your face and we will be saved.” (Psalm 80)
I cry out often; “ O Lord you are our Father; we are the clay and you are the potter: we are all the work of your hands.” (Isaiah 64:8)
Please continue to mold me into your likeness.
The people of Poland suffered greatly for a great number of years, yet Pope John Paul II referred to them as Gods chosen people, calling for them to bear witness of “His Cross and His Resurrection”. We all have our own cross and suffering that we must pick up and carry so that we can follow Christ. We must always remember we are not alone. We should remember that Christ Himself is with us and when we call upon our Lord that He will make Himself known to us. And yes it is very possible that if we beg to see His face He will allow us to look into His loving eyes and to rest our heads on His chest.
St. Augustine said it well, more than 1,500 years ago: “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.”
We want God
This Advent season(the next 22 days) lets us not forget that
We were all created By God
To Know Him To Love Him To Serve Him
& to Make him Known.
