Tuesday, December 1, 2020
How Shall We Know This?
I am Gabriel who stands before God. I was sent to speak to you and to announce to you this good news.
Gabriel appears to Daniel (Daniel 9:21), Zechariah (Luke 1:19) and Mary (Luke 1:26) to announce good news from God. We too want to hear words that lift our hearts as we manage the complexities and challenges of living.
God says: My angels bring you constant messages although they struggle to be heard amid the cacophony of your lives. If you are able to find a regular quiet time – even if for only a few moments each day – when you will draw apart to open the door of your heart to me, you will feel the presence of my angels. You will also feel my own presence within you. How shall you know this? Only come to me . . . and you will know.
The words of Psalm 138 remind us: I thank you, Lord, with all my heart, you have heard the words of my mouth. In the presence of the angels I will bless you . . . I thank you for your faithfulness and love . . . You increased the strength of my soul . . . All earth’s kings shall thank you . . . They shall sing of the Lord’s ways.
How shall we know that God is great?
St. Paul reminds the Colossians: Be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
How shall we know? When we create time for God in our hectic lives, we will come to know.
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