Tuesday of the First Week of Advent
The Light of Faithfulness
Loving God,
Ever-living source of all that is good,
keep me faithful in serving you.
Help me to drink of Christ’s truth,
and fill my heart with his love
so that I may serve you in faith and love.
Keep me in your presence.
Let me never be separated from you and help me to do your will.
In Jesus’ Name, we pray, Amen.
Scripture:
Reflection:
Lissa Romell is the Administrator at St. Vincent Strambi Community in Chicago, Illinois. She is the co-chair of the Holy Cross Province Laudato Si Vision Fulfillment Team.
Through Faith
Poet: E. Margaret Clarkson
Through faith we understand
The things we cannot know –
The hidden pattern God has planned
And why each thread is so.
We trace life’s vast design
And lose His golden strand;
But when our wills with His entwine,
Through faith we understand.
Through faith we understand
What to our sight is dim,
And still Love’s sweet, all-knowing hand
Leads those who trust in Him.
Ours not to know the way
But bow to His command;
And when our childlike hearts obey,
Through faith we understand.
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