REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF THE 2ND WEEK OF ADVENT 12TH DECEMBER 2023
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF THE 2ND WEEK OF ADVENT 12TH DECEMBER 2023 Isaiah 40:1-11; Ps.96; Matthew 18:12-14 God’s love is salvific In the first reading, we see that God is not unapproachable or difficult to appease. When our repentance is genuine, God is quick to forgiving and showing mercy. God does not reprimand us out of anger or revenge; his goal is not to bring about our condemnation but to bring to our consciousness the truth that we constantly denied through life of sin. The moment we show sin of remorse, God is quick to take it up from there. Thus, He sent prophet Isaiah to quickly and richly speak of his comfort for his people. God’s mercy goes with restoration – recovery of all that was lost due to sin. Beloved in Christ, both the first reading and the responsorial psalm tell us that the Lord comes with might. What is this might? It is not in terms of physical strength but in terms of his abundant mercy. Forgiveness is a thing of the strong; it is the weak that ac...