|Call it the luck of the draw, but I was previously asked to reflect on today's readings. I reviewed my prior reflection and thought it might be worth repeating, in part.|We have all heard the expressions, "if we all just ...

|Work out your salvation with fear and trembling.|For God is the one who, for his good purpose, works in you both to desire and to work. ...|Do everything without grumbling or questioning. Philippians 2|The LORD is my light ...

|Psalm response: The Lord is my light and my salvation.|In Advent we celebrate the coming of the Lord into the world and into our lives, but while it is a coming which has already happened it is also one which is happening ...

|The readings for today shed light on my personal theme for 2020, which is to "look for the light" in my life and to better focus the light of Christ for others to see.  I have always loved the passage where Isaiah says, ...