"Wait for the Lord; be strong; be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord!" (Ps 27:14)
Beloved in Christ, as we continue our lenten walk with the Lord, the Psalmist in today's entrance antiphon avers:
"Wait for the Lord; be strong; be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord!" (Ps 27:14).
This admonition is built on hope, not "hopeless hope" but a "convincing hope" in God. We must have tarried all-night long with tears and disappointment but the Scriptures say: "Joy comes at dawn".
The joy here is beyond human telling. It is a joy that endures, and not a timely joy but joy in eternal. Thus, the invitation by the Psalmist to bank on the Lord as the Israelites in the first reading of today asked Moses to beg God on their behalf as they have acknowledged their shortcomings; and being bitten by the fiery serpent (cf. Numbers 21:4-9).
They knew that God is too faithful to disappoint them and their hope hinges on Him and Him alone. And God did not pay deaf hear to them, rather He manifested His loving kindness towards them with instruction to Moses.
Therefore, let us be conscious of who we are as fragile creature that solely depend on God. For without God we are worthless and shadow in the night. Peace! Be with you!
Let us pray
Grant us, we pray, O Lord, perseverance in obeying your will, that in our days the people dedicated to your service may grow in both merit and number. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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