The Advent Task : Humble yourself to holiness
15th December, 2015
Zep 3: 1-2, 9-13; Mt 21: 28-32
The easiest way to holiness is humility. The first reading underlines the fact of the Lord's choice: a humble and lowly people. Jesus reiterates that choice and warns the so called 'chosen' people that they have every likelihood of losing their prospects with God, due to their pride and obstinacy. Humility here is not a needless abasement of oneself but a truthful acceptance of how gratuitous it is to be considered people of God, and how incredible it is to be known as children of God. Once we realise and recognise that, we would start making conscious efforts towards making ourselves worthy of it, in our own tiny steps. Those tiny steps are our sure way to holiness. This Advent calls us to those tiny steps towards holiness...the time is very short, just 10 days to go for Christmas!