The Word On Sunday: Advent thought

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT....

//////// "HE IS NEAR" (Mark 13:29) /////// “Then men will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. He will dispatch His angels and assemble His chosen.” —Mark 13:26-27 In these last two weeks of the Church year, the Church pays special attention to the Second Coming of Christ. Focusing on Jesus’ return in power is critical for our life in Christ and our spiritual well-being. Some readers of One Bread, One Body (from where we get these reflections each week) live in countries and are actively persecuted for their faith in Jesus. Some of them risk their lives regularly to spread God’s Word. If you “face death every day” (1 Cor 15:31) for your life of courageous faith, be encouraged. The Lord Jesus will always have the final word. Your Redeemer lives, and your eyes will see Him (Jb 19:25, 27). “He is near, even at the door” (Mk 13:29; Rv 3:20), and you will see Him coming with great power and glory to vindicate you (Mk 13:26-27). “Stand erect and hold your heads high, for your deliverance is near at hand” (Lk 21:28). For those who don’t live for the Lord, Jesus’ Second Coming will not be humble and meek as was His first coming. There will be no gentle Infant lying in an obscure manger. His Second Coming will shake the cosmos in “great power and glory” (Mk 13:26; cf 2 Pt 3:10). Few noticed Him in Bethlehem; this time “every eye shall see Him, even of those who” reject Him (Rv 1:7). He will come as Judge (Jas 5:9). Therefore, repent now before it’s too late! Reconcile with Jesus now, for you know not the day nor the hour of His return (Mk 13:32). //////// PRAYER: Lord Jesus, may I know You as Savior as well as Judge. //////// PROMISE: “You will show me the path to life, fullness of joys in Your presence, the delights at Your right hand forever.” —Ps 16:11 //////// PRAISE: Praise the risen Jesus, Who will come again in glory! //////// /////// /////// (From a reflection by a member of the editorial team of the late Fr Al Lauer's Presentation Ministries) ///////

THIS MONTH'S POPE VIDEO... (click image below to see video)

THE POPE'S PRAYER INTENTION for this month of NOVEMBER -- --- ------ ------- -- Dear friends of The Pope Video ///////// The loss of a child may be the worst pain a father and mother can experience. There’s no word that could possibly describe such profound grief. Pope Francis asks us to join him in prayer this month precisely for those parents who have lost a child. In the Video produced by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network that accompanies his prayer intention, Pope Francis invites us to listen in a particular way to those fathers and mothers who suffer this heartbreaking loss – to listen to them and be near them with love, just like Jesus when he cared for the most vulnerable. The Pope stresses how important it is that families support each other, with their faith which is a great pillar on which hope can be reborn. 🙏 “Let us pray that all parents who mourn the loss of a son or daughter find support in their community, and may receive peace of heart from the Spirit of Consolation.” ///////////////////////

The Word On Sunday

Sunday, 22 December 2013

Advent thought - 5 (22nd)

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