Lord My Chef Daily Recipe by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Tuesday in the First Week of Advent, 02 December 2025
Isaiah 11:1-10 <*((((>< + ><))))*> Luke 10:21-24
Advent is going back
to our roots -
to you O God our Father
like Jesus Christ your Son
who is "the shoot
from the stump of Jesse"
you have promised through
the Prophet Isaiah:
On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jess, and from his roots a bud a shall blossom… On that day, the root of Jesse, set up as a signal for the nations, the Gentiles shall seek out, for his dwelling shall be glorious (Isaiah 11:1, 10).
On this first week of Advent,
Isaiah reminds us of the
beauty of Christ's advent
that brings about peace
when "the wolf shall be a guest
of the lamb,
the leopard shall lie down
with the kid...
the calf and young lion
shall browse together,
with a little child to guide them...
the cow and bear shall be neighbors,
together their young shall rest,
the lion shall eat hay like the ox...
the baby shall play by the
cobra's den, and the child
lay his hand on the adder's lair"
(Isaiah 11:6-8).
Peace reigns and comes
in every advent of Christ
when we fix our sights on him
while looking deep down
inside our hearts,
emptying ourselves of pride
to find our roots in God,
to find our blessedness
as your indwelling;
let us rediscover you,
Jesus, "the shoot from
the stump of Jesse",
the one completely
consecrated to God who
journeys with us in this life
helping us find our roots God
by becoming like children,
innocent and humble,
seeing the deeper
truth and worth of every person
and things not colored
by biases
and prejudices.
Amen.
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