12.05.15

Lectio: Lk 3.1-9

Meditatio: "He went throughout the whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins..”  Lk 3.3                         

Oratio: O God, Your Son’s coming was prepared by John, the Baptist. He did so by proclaiming a baptism for the forgiveness of sins and he cried out to make the mountains low and every filled. Pray to respond to his call and get to confession and experience Jesus’ forgiveness. 

Contemplatio: Spend some time with today's text and see how the Lord is speaking to you.

Operatio: reflect: “baptism...repentance...forgiveness”; repentance and Baptism are two contrasting truths. Repentance calls us to look at the valleys of our life - our sinfulness and seek forgiveness; while Baptism calls us to look at the mountains of our life and realize we have been forgiven. Seek the grace to be ever grateful to the Lord for forgiving us our sins and to routinely go to confession for it is the sure sign that our present sins are forgiven and we will be richly blest for as John declared ‘all flesh will see the salvation of God.’

Tomorrow's reading:   Lk 5.17-26          

P.S. I was on retreat this past week and I remembered all in my prayer.