Tuesday 20 December 2016

Year A - 4th Sunday of Advent

4th Sunday of Advent – Year A
1st Reading: Isaiah 7.10-14
Psalm 23
2nd Reading: Romans 1.1-7   
Gospel: Matthieu 1.18-24




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Details

-The rabbit is alone. There is no hill, no bottom of a valley. He does not think that God could send him a sign.
-A little explanation of the Biblical text from which this is inspired. Ahaz is a young king, pulled every which way. He turns away from God to adore his idols. He even goes as far as to offer his own son in sacrifice to the god Moloch. Isaiah, the prophet, finds the king and reprimands him in the name of the Lord. He says this to him "Ask the Lord your God for a sign… " God is everywhere ( in the deepest depths and in the highest heights). Ahaz asks God for nothing.
In the cartoon, we see 6 ears. Six being the number of imperfection. The rabbit has "deaf ears". These ears are turned in all directions. He has not finished "paddling".

Questions

-Some of us look for signs from God as if they would be lights that clear the way ahead. Then, as soon as there is no more light, we stop and wait for the next light. It is not what we should be looking for. When the sign is there, we take it. When it is not we follow the previous sign.

-Some of us simply don't dare look for the signs, because it could have serious implications in our lives, and we would have to change something.

Am I looking more for signs than for God?
Do I prefer to not look for signs? Why?