December 24th Fourth Sunday of Advent
This week, oh! Jesus, we celebrate Your birth.
You came as an infant, yet You are still all Mighty God.
You came as a poor child, yet You own everything.
Give us the grace to be astonished by Your birth, and help us to be on fire with love for You.
Let this Christmas be a new beginning into giving You all that we are.
Let us see that if we have You in our hearts, we have everything.
Let us sing to You, all the songs of praise and glory, and let us fall on our knees in humble
adoration.
Thank You, Jesus, for being one of us.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday THE PEACE OF CHRISTMAS
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"I will plant them so that they may dwell in their place without further disturbance." -2 Samuel 7:10
The Lord promised David rest from his enemies (2 Sm 7:11). This promise of peace was surprising
since violence was David's "claim to fame" (see 1 Sm 18:7). From cutting off Goliath's head to
setting up Uriah's murder, David lived an extremely violent life. People must have laughed when
they heard David was promised peace. Nevertheless, the promise at first seemed fulfilled because
David's son Solomon (Solomon means "peace") had a peaceful reign. Yet David's grandson Rehoboam
started a civil war. One war led to more wars. Israel had no peace. It seemed as if God's promise
of peace to David's house was not kept.
After almost a thousand years, the archangel Gabriel announced to Mary: "You shall conceive and
bear a Son and give Him the name Jesus. Great will be His dignity and He will be called Son of
the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of David His father" (Lk 1:31-32). When this
Child was born on the first Christmas, the angels sang: "Glory to God in high heaven, peace on
earth" (Lk 2:14). It seemed as if God's ancient promise of peace was finally fulfilled, for Jesus
talked about loving enemies, turning the other cheek, making peace (Mt 5:9, 39, 44) and giving
peace (Jn 14:27). However, we eventually killed Jesus, our Peace (Eph 2:14), and continue warring
to the present day.
God's promise of peace to David's house has been fulfilled in Jesus. All who live totally for
Jesus have peace beyond understanding (Phil 4:7). This peace is not something imposed on us, but
Someone proposing to us. Accept Jesus our Peace.
Prayer: Father, may we beat our missiles into plowshares and our bombs into pruning hooks (Is 2:4).
Promise: "Let it be done to me as you say." -Lk 1:38
Praise: "Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel because He has visited and ransomed His people" (Lk 1:68).
Monday UNPREDICTABLE
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"In the beginning was the Word; the Word was in God's presence, and the Word was God." -John 1:1
Tuesday THE RELATIONSHIP
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"I see an opening in the sky, and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand." -Acts 7:56
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December 2 Isaiah 6-8
December 3 Isaiah 9-12
December 4 Isaiah 13-17
December 5 Isaiah 18-21
December 6 Isaiah 22-23
December 7 Isaiah 24-25
December 8 Isaiah 26-27
December 9 Isaiah 28-29
December 10 Isaiah 30-33
December 11 Isaiah 34-35
December 12 Isaiah 36-39
December 13 Isaiah 40-42
December 14 Isaiah 43-45
December 15 Isaiah 46-48
December 16 Isaiah 49-51
December 17 Isaiah 52-53
December 18 Isaiah 54-55
December 19 Isaiah 56-57
December 20 Isaiah 58-60
December 21 Isaiah 61-64
December 22 Isaiah 65-66
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Father, we ask that You go before EB and surround her with Your Love and Angels. Protect her
from any breakdown, flat tires, bad traffic, bad weather, any delays, or evil and bring her
home safely. Thank You God, Amen.
(Carol, Arizona , , 12/23/2017 10:03:40 AM)
Please help us have a great Christmas and a great weekend. Thank you for all of your blessings
thank you for accepting me for my faults. Watch over my friends and family for the holiday
season.
(Anonymous, , 12/23/2017 7:01:37 AM)
Lord I have surrendered my life to You with all that I possess, my affections and all that is
material. I need YOUR gift to me this Christmas as I do not have anyone to give me gifts. I
want YOUR PEACE as YOUR gift to me and that Lord, will be the GREATEST GIFT EVER that I have
received. Thank You Lord Emmanuel!
(Marise, Rijswijk ZH, Netherlands, 12/23/2017 3:31:04 AM)
Fear is useless. LORD please look kindly on the petitions posted and all the requests said
silently in our hearts. Oh Emmanuel come.
(Jim, Wisconsin, , 12/23/2017 12:16:50 AM)
Let us pray for all those traveling in this winter weather & the people plowing that the Lord
Jesus keep them all safe. Jesus, let these people know you are keeping them safe,
Amen & thank you.
(Anonymous, , 12/22/2017 11:54:07 PM)
Please pray for my daughter, Laura B., who was in an accident a few hours ago. She is in
Montana, and snow is bad, The car behind her spun out on the freeway and hit her, the people
in that car seem to be okay. She has a head injury, please pray that she will not have a brain
injury from this. The doctors think she will be fine, but did not do a CT scan. Please pray
the injuries are only minor and get better not worse over time. Thank you brothers and sisters
in Christ our Healer. She is a very sweet and kind young lady though not a believer Yet :)
Please pray that I can remain calm and trust in Jesus. PRAYERS FOR ALL YOUR INTENTIONS,
(Suzanne P., Buena Park, CA, United States, 12/22/2017 11:27:09 PM)
My prayer request is for financial intervention. I am a single mother and in order to support
and educate my daughter I had to take loans, to make ends meet now I am struggling to pay back
and my daughter does not have a stable job
(Thoko, Nkosi, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, 12/22/2017 6:51:38 PM)
Please pray for my mothers condition. jeanne. The doctors said she had 4cm tumor in the
pancreas most probably pancreatic cancer and the prognosis is that she had cancer and liver
metastasis. And i pray for miracle healing for her. That she will be healed and get cured by
our loving saviour Jesus Christ. She was now treated with alternative medicine because the only
chance for her is have chemo and radiation but she intended not to. And suggest to heal by
alternative medicine that famous doctor here in tarlac philippines and a cancer naturopathy
specialist. I am so depressed now for her condition because we are far away i am here in
germany working as a nurse and my mother is in philippines right now taking her treatment. Help
me pray for her. Amen
(Eugene V., Iloilo, Iloio, Philippines, 12/22/2017 5:58:14 PM)
God became a baby, so we wouldn't fear Him; but rather, to embrace Him. Merry Christmas to all.
(Anonymous, , 12/22/2017 2:23:35 PM)
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NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
"A CERTAIN PESSIMISM"
A certain pessimism might make us think that "prospects for a world free from nuclear arms
and for integral disarmament" ... appear increasingly remote. Indeed, the escalation of the
arms race continues unabated and the price of modernizing and developing weaponry, not only
nuclear weapons, represents a considerable expense for nations.
"SECOND PLACE"
As a result, the real priorities facing our human family, such as the fight against poverty,
the promotion of peace, the undertaking of educational, ecological and healthcare projects,
and the development of human rights are relegated to second place...
"FIRMLY CONDEMNED"
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effects of any employment of nuclear devices. If we also take into account the risk of an
accidental detonation as a result of error of any kind, the threat of their use, as well as
their very possession, is to be firmly condemned.
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Free of Nuclear Weapons and for Integral Development" 11/10/2017)
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