December 10, 2021 Friday of the Second Week of Advent

2021 년 12월 10일 대림 제2주간 금요일 



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제1독서

<아, 네가 내 계명들에 주의를 기울였다면.>

이사야서. 48,17-19
 17 이스라엘의 거룩하신 분

너의 구원자이신 주님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다.
“나는 주 너의 하느님
너에게 유익하도록 너를 가르치고
네가 가야 할 길로 너를 인도하는 이다.
18 아, 네가 내 계명들에 주의를 기울였다면
너의 평화가 강물처럼, 너의 의로움이 바다 물결처럼 넘실거렸을 것을.
19 네 후손들이 모래처럼, 네 몸의 소생들이 모래알처럼 많았을 것을.
그들의 이름이 내 앞에서 끊어지지도 없어지지도 않았을 것을.”

복음

<그들은 요한의 말도 사람의 아들의 말도 듣지 않는다.>

마태오. 11,16-19
그때에 예수님께서 군중에게 말씀하셨다.

16 “이 세대를 무엇에 비기랴?
장터에 앉아 서로 부르며 이렇게 말하는 아이들과 같다.
17 ‘우리가 피리를 불어 주어도 너희는 춤추지 않고
우리가 곡을 하여도 너희는 가슴을 치지 않았다.’
18 사실 요한이 와서 먹지도 않고 마시지도 않자,
‘저자는 마귀가 들렸다.’ 하고 말한다.
19 그런데 사람의 아들이 와서 먹고 마시자,
‘보라, 저자는 먹보요 술꾼이며 세리와 죄인들의 친구다.’ 하고 말한다.
그러나 지혜가 옳다는 것은 그 지혜가 이룬 일로 드러났다.”

December 10, 2021

Friday of the Second Week of Advent

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1

Is 48:17-19
Thus says the LORD, your redeemer,
the Holy One of Israel:
I, the LORD, your God,
teach you what is for your good,
and lead you on the way you should go.
If you would hearken to my commandments,
your prosperity would be like a river,
and your vindication like the waves of the sea;
Your descendants would be like the sand,
and those born of your stock like its grains,
Their name never cut off
or blotted out from my presence.

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6
R. (see John 8:12) Those who follow you, Lord, will have the light of life.
Blessed the man who follows not
the counsel of the wicked
Nor walks in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the company of the insolent,
But delights in the law of the LORD
and meditates on his law day and night.
R. Those who follow you, Lord, will have the light of life.
He is like a tree
planted near running water,
That yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
Whatever he does, prospers.
R. Those who follow you, Lord, will have the light of life.
Not so the wicked, not so;
they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
For the LORD watches over the way of the just,
but the way of the wicked vanishes.
R. Those who follow you, Lord, will have the light of life.

Gospel
Mt 11:16-19
Jesus said to the crowds:
“To what shall I compare this generation? 
It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another,
‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance,
we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’ 
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said,
‘He is possessed by a demon.’ 
The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said,
‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard,
a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ 
But wisdom is vindicated by her works.”

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 If you would hearken to my commandments,

    your prosperity would be like a river,
    and your vindication like the waves of the sea;
Your descendants would be like the sand,
    and those born of your stock like its grains. Isaiah 48

To what shall I compare this generation? ...
The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said,
‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’  ...
But wisdom is vindicated by her works. - Matthew 11

The words of the Prophet Isaiah are good to hear. There is a promise of wonderful transformation that will happen in us, when we are faithful. Beautiful images - like a river, like the waves of the sea, like the sand, like the grains. Images of fullness, wonder and power.

Jesus must have been so discouraged by those who rejected him. He compares them to children in the marketplace, negative about everything. It is similarly sad to experience the rejection of Jesus going on today, especially by Christians. There's a tendency to not like his eating and drinking with sinners today. There's a pattern of picking and choosing what we accept from Jesus or about him. We don't much like it when he says, "Don't judge and you won't be judged." We don't seem to be attracted to the Jesus who said, "Turn the other cheek" or "Love your enemies. Do good to those who persecute you." We don't often chew his parable about the weeds in a field of wheat. (We tend to be weeders at heart.) We don't much find ourselves moved by his breaking the law to comfort the sick and the sinful, women, the marginalized and ostracized. We barely hear and take in all the things he says to the religious leaders of his day. We tend to end up with a Jesus quite different with the one in the scriptures.

I suspect it is part of the reason that our Advent season can be a difficult or uninspiring time. The grace being offered all of us is a promise of his coming closer to us during these weeks in which we celebrate his coming in history and while we await his coming in the fullness of time. We can only long for his coming, anticipate it with hope-filled expectation, if we are attracted to the one who comes. As we light these successive Advent candles - symbolizing our hope in a light growing in our various experiences of darkness, we grow in our desire for the real Jesus - the whole and complete Jesus - to come to us. Our "Come, Lord Jesus" asks, "Fill me with your light." We ask that his way, his compassion, his heart, his sensitivities, his affections, his self-giving love will be poured into our hearts.

The more we are drawn to the real Jesus, the more we will be drawn to each other. His love for each of us draws us into a community of loved persons who share our gratitude. The differences between us don't divide us, but become blessings which enrich the whole. This community itself becomes a light in the darkness and the divisions of the world around us. His Spirit is alive among us and sets our hearts on fire for the promotion of his way of justice and equity. Unity and peace flourish in a community of Jesus' beloved. We become uncomfortable with some who have so much and some who have so little. Fighting and blaming, bad wounds in a community destined for unity and love, are healed. The wounded, those in need, the marginal, will see the difference of our Advent journey as we turn from seeing each other as adversaries, and turn to being carers of the least of Jesus' brothers and sisters. Then we will sing together with joy at his coming to gather us into his kindom "of holiness and grace, a kingdom of justice, love and peace." [Preface of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe]

Come, Lord, Jesus, Come! We await your coming. Come, O Lord!

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 If you would hearken to my commandments,

    your prosperity would be like a river,
    and your vindication like the waves of the sea;
Your descendants would be like the sand,
    and those born of your stock like its grains. Isaiah 48

To what shall I compare this generation? ...
The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said,
‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’  ...
But wisdom is vindicated by her works. - Matthew 11

The words of the Prophet Isaiah are good to hear. There is a promise of wonderful transformation that will happen in us, when we are faithful. Beautiful images - like a river, like the waves of the sea, like the sand, like the grains. Images of fullness, wonder and power.

Jesus must have been so discouraged by those who rejected him. He compares them to children in the marketplace, negative about everything. It is similarly sad to experience the rejection of Jesus going on today, especially by Christians. There's a tendency to not like his eating and drinking with sinners today. There's a pattern of picking and choosing what we accept from Jesus or about him. We don't much like it when he says, "Don't judge and you won't be judged." We don't seem to be attracted to the Jesus who said, "Turn the other cheek" or "Love your enemies. Do good to those who persecute you." We don't often chew his parable about the weeds in a field of wheat. (We tend to be weeders at heart.) We don't much find ourselves moved by his breaking the law to comfort the sick and the sinful, women, the marginalized and ostracized. We barely hear and take in all the things he says to the religious leaders of his day. We tend to end up with a Jesus quite different with the one in the scriptures.

I suspect it is part of the reason that our Advent season can be a difficult or uninspiring time. The grace being offered all of us is a promise of his coming closer to us during these weeks in which we celebrate his coming in history and while we await his coming in the fullness of time. We can only long for his coming, anticipate it with hope-filled expectation, if we are attracted to the one who comes. As we light these successive Advent candles - symbolizing our hope in a light growing in our various experiences of darkness, we grow in our desire for the real Jesus - the whole and complete Jesus - to come to us. Our "Come, Lord Jesus" asks, "Fill me with your light." We ask that his way, his compassion, his heart, his sensitivities, his affections, his self-giving love will be poured into our hearts.

The more we are drawn to the real Jesus, the more we will be drawn to each other. His love for each of us draws us into a community of loved persons who share our gratitude. The differences between us don't divide us, but become blessings which enrich the whole. This community itself becomes a light in the darkness and the divisions of the world around us. His Spirit is alive among us and sets our hearts on fire for the promotion of his way of justice and equity. Unity and peace flourish in a community of Jesus' beloved. We become uncomfortable with some who have so much and some who have so little. Fighting and blaming, bad wounds in a community destined for unity and love, are healed. The wounded, those in need, the marginal, will see the difference of our Advent journey as we turn from seeing each other as adversaries, and turn to being carers of the least of Jesus' brothers and sisters. Then we will sing together with joy at his coming to gather us into his kindom "of holiness and grace, a kingdom of justice, love and peace." [Preface of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe]

Come, Lord, Jesus, Come! We await your coming. Come, O Lord!

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