The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Wednesday in the Second Week of Advent, 11 December 2024
Isaiah 40:25-31 <*((((>< + ><))))*> Matthew 11:28-30
Thank you dear Jesus
for this Season of Advent with its
cold weather matched with gentle
breeze that lighten our mood
and feeling; most of all,
your kind words that are so
true that sometimes pierce us within
but overall comfort us,
giving us that much-needed rest
in you
that only you
can truly give.
Jesus said to the crowds: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves” (Matthew 11:28-29).
Open my heart,
Lord Jesus,
and come to me;
come, Jesus,
and make me rest in you
for you are indeed "meek
and humble of heart",
always silent,
always present,
always beside and in me;
let me sit beside you, Jesus
and teach me to cast aside
my many plans and designs
I have insisted all these years
though they are not
according to your plans
that is why I am so tired and burdened;
let me gaze anew into your
deep, penetrating eyes that
disregard my faults and sins;
most of all,
hug me Jesus
and take away my worries,
pains and hurts that saddle me.
Forgive me, Jesus,
when the "Christmas rush"
so often overtakes me,
when I am focused with
the traps and trimmings
of Christmas so commercialized,
making me forget YOU are Christmas;
forgive me when I
"faint and grow weary",
doubting your presence,
questioning your love
for me
(cf. Isaiah 40:28).
Amen.
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