Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation - the date given to the moment when the angel came to Mary, and announced God's plan for the salvation of the humanity - and Mary gave her FIAT - "let it be done" according to the will of God. This is, of course, also the actual moment of the incarnation, when the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, since this was the moment of Jesus' conception. And that's why Christmas is exactly nine months from today!
As we continue to pray for the protection of all human life - at a time in our country's history when prayer for lawmakers to do the will of God is crucial - let's always remember that Jesus Christ was a human from the moment of his conception - and so are we all.
I'm back, up and running, and ready to go - I should have a new JOURNEY episode within the next week or so - and because you are my loyal peeps, here is an exclusive, just-for-you, behind the scenes SNEAK PEEK into my new office:
This was for March 24th, recorded for the Ascension App
Thanks for your patience - here is our next installment of The Journey - it's session # 96, but I'm also calling it PART 1 of a "miniseries" on John chapter 6.
Whoever watches it first, please let me know if it looks good or if there are any problems with it - I get through the first two sections of the text on the feeding of the 5,000.
Enjoy!
I mentioned in The Journey that I wrote a song based on Isaiah 2, which is one of my favorite OT passages:
In days to come, the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain, and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it. Many peoples shall come and say:
“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
I hope you like the song!
