But
blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see
what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did
not hear it.
Matt.13:16-17
The words of Jesus quoted in
the verse above promise that we have an advantage over the many
prophets and righteous people, past and present, who have no real
awareness of the miracles of Advent and Lent.
These two blessed seasons allow
us an awareness, if we really look and listen, of the miracles of the
Birth, the Ministry; the Death; and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
It is as though a Flower was
planted with the Birth of Christ. It grew as He grew and matured as
He carried out his Ministry. It suffered on Good Friday. It burst
forth in joyful glory on Easter Sunday.
Our problem is, as Isaiah warns (Matt. 13:14 and Isaiah 6:9), that
… “You will indeed listen, but never understand, and you will
indeed look, but never perceive.” We have been privileged to see
and hear about the wonders of Advent and Lent.Our tasks are to listen and to understand; to look and to perceive; and finally to act as Christ would have us act.
O God, by whom the meek are guided in judgment, and light riseth up in darkness for the godly: Grant us, in all our doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what thou wouldst have us do, that the Spirit of wisdom may save us all from false choices, and that in thy light we may see light, and in thy straight path may not stumble; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Book
of Common Prayer, 1990 p. 832
Mary
Kay and Paul Sparre
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