All
Creation Cries Out
“Justice
and Peace”
Justice,
a
band around his waist,
Faithfulness,
a belt upon his hips.
The
wolf a guest of the lamb
The
leopard lies down with a kid
The
calf and lion browse together
The
cow and bear are neighbors
A
baby plays by the cobra’s den…
Justice shall
flourish in his time,
And
faithfulness of peace forever.
The
Advent Readings are full of images and symbols that demands of us to prepare
for the Birth of the Prince of Peace by doing justice and being peace in our
lives. Justice and Peace are the Light of Christ coming into the world to
permeate the nations of the world, our neighborhoods, places of work, families
and personal lives. Darkness has
increased in the world and in our lives but the image of the Kingdom of God is
described by the Prophet Isaiah as, ‘the wolf becomes the guest
of the lamb; the leopard lies down with a kid; the calf and lion browse together;
the cow and bear become neighbors; and a baby plays by the cobra’s den.’
During this second week of Advent we light two
candles and pray that the fullness of
light, the Prince of Peace will appear at Christmas and become Manifested to
all nations during the celebration of Epiphany.
How will we
Prepare and Celebrate?
Read the Word of God, especially the Prophet
Isaiah and the Gospel Passages of the Birth of Christ.
Foster relationships of justice and peace in
your life.
Practice justice. Be peace.
Support organizations that foster justice and
peace.
Welcome, (act justly towards) the strangers
you meet each day.
Recite many times a
day the mantra, Come, O Prince of Peace, Come!
Come, O
Prince of Peace, Come
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