Thursday, December 14, 2023

Thursday 2nd Week of Advent

 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.  

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