Homily for Thursday of the 1st week of Advent
Homily for Thursday of the 1st Week of Advent Isaiah 26:1-6; Matthew 7:21,24-27 Prophet Isaiah tells us in the First Reading: "Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord is an everlasting rock" (Isa.26:4). We can trust in the Lord because He is dependable. What the Lord says He will do, He does. He is not like us. No wonder the Psalmist says: "Those who put their trust in God are like Mount Zion that can never be shaken". It is in trusting in the Lord that will make us do His will. Hence, Jesus tells us in today's Gospel, "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven" (Matt.7:21). Hearing or reading God's word should lead to doing His will, which in fact provides a sure and solid foundation for our life. In doing God's will, we shall become like the wise man in today's Gospel who "built his house upon the rock; and the rain fell, and floods cam...