Isaiah 7:10-14
Luke 1:26-38
In the first reading from Isaiah, we hear again the prophecy that God will save his people.
The sign that the fulfillment of this prophecy is at hand will be a virgin who conceives and bears a son and names him Emmanuel.
In the Gospel, we recall that astounding moment. The Angel Gabriel invites Mary, a virgin, to be the Mother of the Son of God, and she accepts. The promise and the fulfillment.
God is faithful. In five days, we shall be celebrating the nativity of Christ how prepared are we?
Are we ready to open our hearts to accept whatever God is asking of us just as Mary had done?
Can we move beyond our fears and insecurities to unequivocally trust in God’s will for us?
Let us dispose ourselves to the will of God after all God is in charge.
Fr Joseph Osho