THURSDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT

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THURSDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT

Inclusive Lectionary reading: Isaiah Chapter 41 verses 13-20 / Psalm 145 verses 1 & 9 -13AB Matthew Chapter 11 verses 11-15.

Sisters and brothers, during this meditation, I wish to briefly tell you of a friend of mine who is suffering from the usual vision loss that most older adults are beginning to have. Glaucoma, cornea repair, night blindness, macular degeneration and among many others. This is not necessarily pertaining to my friend but shows what we all possibly may suffer from as we get older. Does this sound familiar? On this day is the memorial of Saint Lucy, virgin & martyr is celebrated is the reason why I bring this friend of mine up. St. Lucy’s cause, if you will, was for improved eye sight, better vision. Physical vision! My friend just received surgery in one eye and will receive surgery in the other in the next few days as the first eye heals. I myself, never having any eye conditions as such, I can only imagine the fear of only being able to use one eye as he has found challenging. Balance issues and all of the sought. The same with those among us who at birth or at a later time who have lost their ability to fully see, physically.

However, as it has been said, as you lose the ability of one of the senses, your other ones become heightened. So, if we had lost the ability to see, would our hearing take over to a certain extent?

Who is the person or persons that we have seen or heard about in our lives that have lost the ability to function in an area of their lives, and have responded be something greater than they already are? To be not only great, but spectacular? As Jesus was possibly a disciple of John worshiping in the same community, who’s name do we call out? To be a prophetic voice may not be for everyone, but we all have a voice to a certain extent. Also, without passing the buck, who calls out our name? Will our voice be heard and remembered as we challenge others and ourselves? Who sees and hears us? Who really sees and hears the message of God we are proclaiming through whatever it is we learned to compensate for in our lives.

(rev.) Michael Theogene

CACINA