December 5, 2014

Psalm 27, verse 1:

¹The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear?

The LORD is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid?

This verse is and should be our declaration of faith.  Let us commit it to memorization and repeat it to ourselves daily or when fear and doubt rears its ugly head within our depths.  Doing this will help us trust the Lord and develop a true relationship of love with the Trinity through prayer.  God will become our sanctuary and we will be able to put away our fears and rest in the arms of God. 

We will no longer have to pretend that we are not afraid for we will trust the Lord with our whole being offering our lives, families, time and treasure with total peace.  We will be able to sleep and awaken easily.  The old Navajo adage will no longer apply to us; you cannot wake a person who is pretending to be asleep; due to our faith in God.

Through our reliance in Him we will be able to say with King David, “I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.” (Psalm 27:13-14).

Today is traditionally the Eve of the feast of St. Nicholas and many families have their children put out shoes or stockings for St. Nick to fill.  Tonight would be a good time to shut off the TV and have a family night[1] and perhaps discover the true St. Nicholas who was devoted to Christ and was compassionate to the poor and a stout defender of children.

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[1] http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/activities/view.cfm?id=378.