On every high hill there will be brooks running.
The light of the moon will be as the light of the sun.
We are praying in Advent and waiting.
For the birth of the long awaited son.

We read St Paul , You are God’s chosen race.
He loves you and you should be clothed in compassion.
In kindness and humility on every face.
Gentleness and patience remembering  Jesus’ passion.

Bear one another.
As soon as a quarrel begins.
Forgive each other.
Let bygones be bygones.

As we left our Oblates meeting we were told to teach each other.
And advise each other.

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Bear one another
As soon as quarrels begin
Forgive each other

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See Isaiah 30

The deaf shall hear the words of a book.
And out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see.
We too shall be able to look.
To understand and not just to see.

The meek shall obtain fresh joy.
In the Lord.
Purest alloy.
The strongest spiritual cord.

The poor among mankind.
Shall exult in the holy one.
We all can be kind.
If we have faith in the one.

Isaiah gives us poetic joy.
Again the purest alloy.

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The meek obtain joy
Exult  in the holy one
And the blind shall see

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See Isaiah 29: 17-24

Everyone who hears these words of mine.
Will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.
We need to look for a spiritual sign.
Then we can unlock our own spiritual lock.

And the rain fell and the floods came.
And beat upon that house , but it did not fall.
Because it had been founded on rock not on sandy grain.
Neither will we if we do the same, we shall not fall.

And anyone who hears these words of mine.
And does not do them will be like the man who built his house on sand.
He did not look for the holy sign.
His actions drained into the sand.

Which man are we .
Do we know, can we see.

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If we build on rock
Our house yes will surely stand
But do we do so

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See Matthew 7: 21, 24-27

The Lord will make a feast of rich food.
A feast of well aged wine.
From Isaiah what can we conclude.
To help us understand how we can approach the holy shrine.

The disciples gave the loaves to the crowd.
And they all ate and were satisfied.
What can we say from this out aloud.
Surely scripture is confirmed.

The crowds knew what this meant.
Jesus feeding the huge number
He had been sent.
So we might know the truth and remember.

We are with them.
We are them.

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Isaiah foretold
Jesus completed the truth
He’s the holy bread

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See Isaiah 25: 6-10 and Matthew 15 : 29-37

The wolf shall dwell with the lamb.
The leopard shall lie down with the  young goat.
These words of Isaiah break down our doubting dam.
They keep our spirit afloat.

With them we know that Christmas is here.
We can keep going.
There is nothing to fear.
The lamps are glowing.

Peace is coming.
We are not lost.
Our hearts are glowing.
Despite the ground’s frost.

This is our Advent.
Adventus in Latin ,arrival in English, Advent.

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The wolf with the lamb
The leopard with the young goat
This is now Advent

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See Isaiah 11 : 1-10

Lord I am not worthy that you should come under my roof.
But only say the word and my servant shall be healed.
We cannot stand aloof.
We must acknowledge that we have received.

The winter wind shook around the cottage.
The gentle sound ceaseless eternity.
Somehow it gave me courage.
A new kind of spiritual fraternity.

If the incarnation is true at all.
Then nothing else matters very much.
And most things don’t matter at all.
Beyond all things spiritually we are abundantly rich.

Under our roof we have received.
And from all things hurtful we are healed.

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If Jesus is God
Then now nothing else matters
We have to believe

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See Matthew 8: 5-11