The countdown begins, excitement is building! Prayer with the O Antiphons begins today. Christmas is just one week away. Praying the O Antiphons the week before Christmas really does help build excitement for me. Click here for old posts on the subject.
On to today’s Gospel. Today we hear the list of names – some we can pronounce and other’s we cannot pronounce. LAUGH OUT LOUD! It’s quite long, so I’ll just share the part I want to focus on.
Matthew 1:1-17
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, The son of David, the son of Abraham.
……..Thus the total number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen generations; from David to the Babylonian, exile, fourteen generations; from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
perfection
FOURTEEN! That’s what caught my attention this time around. It’s mentioned so much here that I had to research it’s significance. Here is what I found.
“Everything that happened was part of God’s plan…….double measure of spiritual perfection for his people.” Sit with that for a bit! Let it sink in as you think about what is going on in THE world and in YOUR world.
Take comfort in these words which I pulled from my Advent calendar: God does not give up (He who began a good work in you will carry it to completion – Philippians 1:6); God loves you (how priceless is your unfailing love. Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings – Psalm 36:7) and God hears you (the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord accepts my prayer – Psalm 6:9)!
The countdown begins today. Will you allow the excitement to build? Will the excitement remain after Christmas Day? After all, the season of Christmas is only just beginning then!
God bless you!
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