Monday Dec. 14

 Monday Dec. 14

St. John of the Cross

Many of the readings of Advent are about the second coming.

When Christ will come on the clouds in all of His glory

to judge the living and the dead.

At first thought that might seems rather scary.

We can fool others,

We can even fool ourselves,

But there is no fooling Christ!

He knows all and sees all.

And Judges not by appearance;

But by what is in the heart.

And His judgment is honest and just.

So how is one to prepare for such a fateful day?

St. John of the Cross says that on the Last Day,

We will be judged by how much we have loved.

The Day of Judgement therefore is only a fateful day,

For those who have not loved.

For those who have,

It will be a Day of Welcoming

By the King of Love.

God Bless