Check Those Foundations
advent to epiphany - day 5

Today’s readings: Isaiah 26:1-6; Matthew 7:21, 24-27

A Song of Praise to the LORD

¹In that day, everyone in the land of Judah will sing this song:

Our city is now strong!
We are surrounded by the walls of God's salvation.

² Open the gates to all who are righteous;
allow the faithful to enter.

³ You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you,
whose thoughts are fixed on you!

⁴ Trust in the LORD always,
for the LORD GOD is the eternal Rock.

⁵ He humbles the proud
and brings the arrogant city to the dust.
Its walls come crashing down!

⁶ The poor and oppressed trample it underfoot.

True Disciples

²¹"Not all people who sound religious are really godly. They may refer to me as 'Lord,' but they still won't enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The decisive issue is whether they obey my Father in heaven.

Building on a Solid Foundation

²⁴"Anyone who listens to my teaching and obeys me is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. ²⁵Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse, because it is built on rock. ²⁶But anyone who hears my teaching and ignores it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. ²⁷When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will fall with a mighty crash."

Of course we all want to be like the wise man who builds his house on rock: solid goals, clear sense of direction, eyes on the prize. But how easy it is to get lost along the way, to become drenched in the consumerism that can so easily seize us at this time of year! Search your soul today for signs of crumbling foundations, and begin any repair work that is needed.
-- Catholic Update, “Advent Reflections: Longing for Peace”

taken from advent to epiphany: celebrating the Christmas Season

i am not catholic, but i have a friend in texas that made me think about this, and i think it is cool.

this is getting out late, sorry.