calling

Monday December 16^th, Isaiah 35: Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come and bring justice, God’s true justice and grace, Our Lord will being salvation to all creation.   Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer and the mute tongue shout for joy.  We again turn to visions of the Garden of Eden returned, God’s vision for humanity.  It can also be seen in the context of today’s Advent Gospel as a calling for all followers of God.  Again, imagine a world where energies are placed more on helping than on ego and money agendas.  Imagine a world where the children of God care for the feeble hands, the old tired knees, and fearful hearts.  Imagine a world where the blind see and the deaf hear, where the lame sign up for dancing lessons and the mute for singing lessons.  Imagine a world where the children of God at least make this a priority rather than personal piety and sexual issues.  Imagine!!!  God does!!  Just read the scriptures, they are filled with the images of hope.