Second Friday of Advent

I, the LORD, your God, teach you what is for your good, and lead you on the way you should go. If you would hearken to my commandments, your prosperity would be like a river, and your vindication like the waves of the sea; Your descendants would be like the sand, and those born of your stock like its grains, Their name never cut off or blotted out from my presence.

God knows what’s good for us. He can teach us what is for our good. He can lead us where we need to go. However, it is up to us to recognize His Wisdom and let Him guide us. We cannot do this if our eyes are blinded by temptations, our ears clogged with pride, or our hands and feet chained to sinfulness. However, if we allow God to cleanse and heal us through confession and penance, then we will be able to follow God’s commandments and our lives will prosper at least spiritually because of it. It is only by living holy lives that we can be vindicated in the eyes of God and grow in faith, hope, and love.

Are we willing to let God teach us what is for our good? How can we become better followers of God’s commandments? What can we do to keep ourselves in the presence of God?

O Lord, lead us on the way we should go.

Amen.