Integrity... Clamping to the Rock
First Thursday in Advent
Is 26:1-6; Mt: 21, 24-27
Is 26:1-6; Mt: 21, 24-27
The Rock is solid, unshaken and strong. The Lord is solid hope, unshaken by circumstances and strong by the side of truth. The Lord is not swayed by moods as we humans are. The ways of the Lord are just! Justice reigns where God reigns.The foundation of the peace that the Lord gives is not compromise but Justice.
The Rock is stable, supporting and still. The Lord is a stable foundation, who supports and sustains our very existence and is patient and still allowing our ways. Imagine if the Lord were impatient with us and prone to reacting to our ways...can we stand our ground? We are alive because we are sustained by the endless patience of the Lord.
The Rock is peaceful, calm and unperturbed. The Lord is the source of our peace in this troubled world, someone unchanging on whom we can rely. The Lord is calm and unperturbed that our childish ways and imprudent lives do not move the Lord to action instantly. The Lord is unperturbed and allows every madness that is going on; even those who deny the Lord standing right over Him; even those who fight against the Lord pitching their battle right against him: the ground on which everything lives and moves!
The Lord is our Rock, and we would do well today to accept it and fine tune our ways to the ways of the Lord. To be unmoved, like the Lord in our allegiance to truth and justice, righteousness and love. The call us to clamp our lives on to this Rock and find our integrity!