Monday December 9 Advent 2
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Psalm 25
I desperately need God’s support both from those who attack me, and from actions that are my own fault, and I know God is always generous to those in such a situation.
Isaiah 5: 8-14 What’s Isaiah about?
God accuses the wealthy of expanding their houses and land so there is nowhere for others to live. They have isolated themselves alone in life, and yet they care only for their own pleasure. No wonder all the wealthy are being swallowed up in darkness.
Luke 21: 20-28 What’s Luke about?
Luke continues with the apocalyptic vision of Jerusalem’s destruction. Luke understands that Jesus foresaw the Roman empire’s destruction of Jerusalem and interpreted it as the signal that God was about to intervene in the world to set everything right.
We are to live as if God’s arrival was very close indeed—that in itself gives us confidence and fullness of life without fear of being destroyed by the surrounding chaos. How relevant to our time!
This week’s collect:
Almighty God,
who sent your servant John the Baptist
to prepare your people to welcome the Messiah,
inspire us, the ministers and stewards of your truth,
to turn our disobedient hearts to you,
that when the Christ shall come again to be our judge,
we may stand with confidence before his glory;
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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