First Sunday of Advent, Year A - 27th November 2022
Gospel: Matthew 24: 37–44
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘As it was in Noah’s day, so will it be when the Son of Man comes. For in those days before the Flood people were eating, drinking, taking wives, taking husbands, right up to the day Noah went into the ark, and they suspected nothing until the Flood came and swept all away. It will be like this when the Son of Man comes. Then of two people in the fields, one is taken, one left; of two at the millstone grinding, one is taken, one left.
So stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming. You may be quite sure of this, that if the householder had known at what time of the night the burglar would come, they would have stayed awake and would not have allowed anyone to break through the wall of their house. Therefore, you too must stand ready because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.’
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Gospel Reflection from St Beuno's Outreach
I come to my place of prayer. Perhaps I light a candle; maybe I have an Advent wreath, a sign of the Lord’s coming.
I relax into God’s loving presence, and ask the Lord to be with me as I settle to pray.
I read the text slowly and carefully.
The Lord will come unexpectedly and indiscriminately.
What does this mean to me as I go about my daily routine?
Jesus encourages us to ‘stay awake’ and to ‘stand ready’.
How can I be more alert and attentive to the present moment ...
to people and to events happening around me? ...
to the movement of the Spirit in my heart?
How am I conscious of the Lord, present in my daily life?
I speak to him about some of this.
As Christmas preparations are set in motion, maybe I can ask the Lord to show me how I can retain inner stillness at this time. What do I need to ask him for as I prepare to welcome Christ this Christmas?
I wait silently in his presence.
I end my prayer with a Glory be ...
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