Calling on the Lord

“Seek the LORD while

he may be found;

call him while he is near.”

Isaiah 55:6

Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, Priest

Thursday of the First Week of Advent

The Prophet Isaiah implores us to “seek the Lord while he made be found” and to “call him while he is near.” It is not enough to know that God is present among us or to know that He loves us. We must not only listen but we must act on it. If we know that the Lord loves us then we ought to go to Him and run to Him even. We must cling to Him because there will be times when we will be tempted to rely on ourselves and turn away from God. May we allow ourselves to always seek the Lord and call on Him at all times so that when we are downtrodden we will remember that we are not alone and may ask for the grace to call out to Him.

We are in the Season of Advent and Advent comes from the Latin meaning “coming towards.” But who is coming towards who? God is coming towards man. Jesus is coming towards us. But it doesn’t stop there. Because God has become man and Jesus has come towards us we may dare go towards Him. In fact Jesus came to show us and lead us to the Father. This Advent may we come to see that because the Lord has come to seek us and call us we may have the courage and confidence to seek Him and call out to Him.