O Come Let Us Adore Him!

Picture the scene…….I’m sitting in a chapel before the Blessed Sacrament in adoration. I open my Liturgy of the Hours to today’s Office of Readings and Morning Prayer and there in front of me is the hymn O Come All Ye Faithful. I start singing it silently to myself. What stood out was OH COME LET US ADORE HIM and what that means for me.

When I come to the chapel to adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, I often place people and situations at his feet and patiently wait for the miracle of answered prayer to unfold in whatever way He sees fit! I can’t tell you how many prayers have been answered and miracles unfolded. One in particular stands out and that’s my brother’s healing from alcoholism. At his lowest point, over ten years ago, I was drawn to bring him before the Blessed Sacrament. I wish I had a video of the way he kneeled before the Blessed Sacrament and BEGGED Jesus for help. The rest is history!

This song reminded me of that day. It calls us to adoration, to come before the Lord to leave EVERYTHING at his feet. The “three” kings were the first to come adore Him and what did they bring? The brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh; symbols of the Lord’s kingship (respect/obedience) , divinity (worship) and humanity(suffering and death). In essence, they laid everything at Jesus’ feet!

As I continued to replay the song, I was moved by the words joyful and triumphant. I was reminded of the verse in Scripture “the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” Let’s give all our prayers, works, joys and sufferings to Christ, let’s give Him all the people in our lives – those we love, those who are difficult to love and all those we’ve promised to pray for. Let’s give them JOYFULLY – entrusting Him with our gifts. We know He promises to make all things new and therefore we will be TRIUMPHANT!

What’s weighing on you this Christmas season? What miracles are you praying for? What blessings are you grateful for? Oh come let us adore Him! God bless you!