Homily for Tuesday of the 1st week of Advent

Homily for Tuesday of the 1st week of Advent

Isaiah 11:1-10Luke 10:21-24.

In the First Reading, the Prophet Isaiah foretells the restoration of harmony, at the coming of the Messiah: "There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots" (Isa.11:1). A stump is the last part of a tree in the ground which dies naturally when the tree is cut down. Yet Isaiah prophesies that from the stump of Jess shall come forth a shoot that shall blossom and flourish.

In the same way, in every hopeless situation, God can do wonders in the life of those who remain faithful to Him particularly with those who are humble.

Jesus in today's Gospel is giving thanks to the Father for revealing the mystery of His kingdom to infants rather than to the intelligent. Infants are those who have childlike spirit. They are the most open humans. They are quite impressionable at every level. This is the reason they forgive and never hold grudges. It is to people of this nature that God reveals His mysteries.

When we feel intelligent before God, there is no longer any chance that we could be made to learn any thing new. The mystery of God is so deep that sometimes they appear stupid to the intelligent mind. Yet, God requires that we stay simple so that the beauty of this mystery will be revealed to us. We must never feel too intelligent to learn new things from God.

May God grant the virtue of humility to be open to what He reveals to us through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Have a blessed day