12/27/20 Through 1/2/21

 12/27/20 Through 1/2/21

Sunday

She pondered on the things she heard

And sifted well each sacred word

She learned to recognize His voice

That guided her in every choice.

And Joseph too, alert was he,

Attentive to each word from Thee.

These two examples show us well

How we, as parents could excel.

By taking time each day to hear

Where God is calling, "Come more near."

And acting on His loving call

Until we find we've given all.

Monday

Still to this day, has evil gripped

The minds of sinful men,

And little ones, so ill-equipped

Here suffer once again.

Torn away from mother's womb,

A lie that rules the day.

The force of evil, dark, and doom,

Has gotten now its way.

At least it seems as though it's so,

For slaughtered every day,

Are thousands more, of which we know

Who never get to play.

Will ever be a day that comes,

When men will see beyond,

The temporal world that often numbs,

To life within that's dawned?

Tuesday

The Cross is what it means to love,

That gift of self from God above.

This love we're called to imitate

And so, with Him, participate.

His mother pierced by seven swords

By her example, leads us towards

The union we are called to know

With Love's example here below.

To love our brother means the night

Has passed away, and all is light.

For love illumines how we see

Each soul a precious gift from Thee.

Wednesday

The world with its enticements

So soon will pass away.

No more, with its excitements,

The weakest ones to sway.

For soon the world of darkness,

No longer will it hide,

Its treasure trove of emptiness,

Of wickedness, and pride.

But prayer and fasting fill the good

Who wait in patient hope,

With wisdom, that alone has stood

When others cannot cope.

Whose eyes beyond the child see

A promise now fulfilled.

A Savior of the world is He,

Whose kingdom now we build.

Detaching from the lower things,

To reach for those above.

To welcome now the King of kings,

Whose way is simple love.

Thursday

Not because you're ignorant,

But just because you're not.

No one should be indifferent

To what, in faith, you've got.

For God has given all to you.

No more a man could ask.

The question now is what you do,

And will you meet the task?

For Light has come where darkness reigned.

No more the eyes be dim.

A life for you, His death has gained,

So set your eyes on Him.

Friday

Rejoicing that the shepherds heard,

Reflecting on their every word,

In cold and humble stable there

Where warmth and love had come to bear.

With mercy blest by God our Lord,

The way of love, to man, restored.

A Savior in the manger lay,

A brightness for the coming day.

No longer slaves, adopted sons.

Heirs as now God's chosen ones.

The captive now has found release

For here has come, the Prince of Peace.

Saturday

A voice cries in wilderness,

"Prepare Messiah's way."

For soon will be made manifest

The errors of our day.

Repent of all your wickedness,

Be fervent, just, and true.

So many sins we must confess,

And give our God His due.

No matter what the tally be,

We cannot, wrong make right.

We must look to our God and see,

The truth in clearest light.

The Cross, that brutal sign of shame.

Conviction of our wrong.

The only source from which to gain

The lyrics of our song.

So make of me a melody,

A catchy little tune,

To help the poor and blind to see,

Our God is coming soon.