REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE 3RD WEEK OF ADVENT 22ND DECEMBER 2023
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE 3RD WEEK OF ADVENT 22ND DECEMBER 2023 1Samuel 1:24-28; 1Sam.2; Luke: 1:46-56 A Life of Thanksgiving The readings of today tell us that we are in for thanksgiving. For us to do this very well, we need to first be conscious of what has happened to us and also see the connection between God’s hands and the happenings in our lives. When we are able to understand that it has been God, then we can understand the need to give thanks. In the first reading, Hannah came back to the temple; this time, with her son. She was able to see a connection between her earlier presence in the temple, praying for a child, and her ability to conceive and bear a son after so many years. In her thanksgiving, she came to fulfil her vow to the Lord. One thing we learn from Hannah is that we must see the handiwork of God in our lives as an invitation to draw closer to him. Each time God fulfils his promise of blessing us, let us also recommit ourselves to our baptismal promises...