Saturday, August 1, 2009

No time like the present - what a gift (ZING! PUN!)!!!

AWAKE FROM YOUR SLUMBER! ARISE FROM YOUR SLEEP!
A new day is dawning for all those who weep.
The people in darkness have seen a great light,
The Lord of our longing has conquered the night.

Let us BUILD THE CITY OF GOD!
May our tears be turned into DANCING!
For the Lord, our LIGHT and our LOVE,
Has turned the night into DAY!

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What a powerful song this is!!! It's always been one of my favorites - it's so upbeat, so acknowledging of our own littleness before God, yet SO AWESOME with His glory!!! His glory shines throughout this song, in such a way that it makes humble our prideful hearts and calls us to Him that we might REJOICE in His goodness!!! It basically is an all-in-one kind of song, the kind that you listen to, and realize that it's perfection goes far beyond its meaning to you at that moment - there are so many layers of meaning that it applies to MANY different situations at MANY different times, and every time its meaning evolves to fit those instances.

Again, WHAT a SONG! :D

We always seem to sleep through the Lord's call, don't we? We are always tired when we realize that we forgot to do the dishes, or feed the cat, or take out the trash - yet, instead of getting up out of bed to go do the things we forgot, we end up just thinking, "I'll do it tomorrow" instead. Then, tomorrow comes, and the opportunity to take the trash out is GONE, because the garbage man came this morning. Or someone else took care of the dishes. Or fed the cat.

But, if only we had ARISEN FROM OUR SLUMBER - ah, how precious that would have been in the eyes of God! Through sleepiness, through the weariness of our bodies, to arise and awaken to achieve God's Will at that very moment - what a blessed act! If our eyes are focused on God, the awakening becomes a part of us - our bodies are at the beck and call of a Will greater than our own, and that Will would never desire of us something that we absolutely cannot do!!!

But, it always calls us to something greater than ourselves, greater than we can ever imagine!!! So, even if we are tired, even when we THINK we should be sleeping, God calls us to AWAKEN so that we might rejoice always in His love!!!

Tomorrow may never come, and THEN where will we be? Asleep at the return of the bridegroom, with an oil-less lamp and no excuse but that we were "tired."

So, TODAY, "Let us build the city of God!" Rejoice, rejoice, for this is the day the Lord has made!!!! Arise to do His Will, that we all might rejoice in His glory!!!

Caritas Christi Per Mariam,
Christina :)

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