We are in the second Sunday of the
Advent and we light the candle of peace. Today’s readings also invite us to
seek forgiveness for our sins and have peace. Jesus came to bring peace. The voice
that was crying in the wilderness proclaimed the forgiveness of sins. That voice
invited the people to get reconciled with God. This was already foretold in the
book of Isaiah where we hear that messiah would come to solve everything. Thus,
prepare the way and makes his paths straight.
In the Gospel we hear that, which is
also repetition from the book of Isaiah, “the valleys will be filled and the
mountains be made low. The crooked will be made straight and the rough paths
smooth…” this shows that everything will be put in an order. Whatever is
misplaced or dislocated will be put in proper place by His Coming. The
mountains which will be made low is not a physical mountain, rather it refers
to a people of proud and selfishness. They will be brought low. The people of
humility and alienation will be raised high. This exactly happened in the
history. When Jesus came into the world, the mighty people-the Pharisees, Sadducees
and some Jews-were ashamed because of their pride. Due to which the salvation
was passed on the gentiles. Today, every
human being is able to see the salvation of God.
We as followers of Jesus, waiting to
celebrate Christmas. To celebrate Christmas meaningfully we need to make our
ways straight. All our crooked thinking and false promises should be put to an
end. Jesus came to make everything straight. He brought Love to humanity
through which he established peace. With love he reconciled the whole humanity.
Before His coming, the humanity was in mess. With and after His coming, the
humanity learned the art of living i.e, live in love. We need to love others
with our whole heart. We need to get reconciles with the people. This is the best
way to prepare for Christmas.
This second Sunday of Advent invite
us to experience peace. This will make the paths Straight for Jesus to enter
into our hearts.
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