Beginning to see the Reign!

THE WORD IN ADVENT

First Friday in Advent - December 05, 2025

Isaiah 27: 17-24; Matthew 9: 27, 31

The blind shall see, the deaf shall hear, the lowly shall rejoice, the poor shall exult… we will all begin to see the Reign – that is the promise that the Word leaves us with today! The transformation happens when we begin to see, and there are so many conditions that prevent us from seeing the Reign.

Blindness due to the haze and glaze, due to pessimism or naivety – this happens often. The haze of dust and fog which blocks our vision cannot render what is out there non-existent. The glaze of what we permit from within to remain or hang on, does not affect the quality of what exists out there.  However, what is out there becomes futile when it is not beheld. 

This is the case with the Reign, that is amidst us. It is a grace that we begin to see the Reign; your faith shall enable you to behold what is! To believe that the Lord can do it and to entrust it all in faith to the Lord, to become aware of the Lord who is right there beside us and shout out to the Lord for mercy and grace… that is what will enable us to see the Reign! 

The hope of the pilgrims is the Reign and it is ever present, provided we are ready to behold it. The more we allow the negativities of the world and the doubts within to creep up, the more we shall become callous to the Lord who wants to help us see, enable us hear and empower us to be the change that we long for. It is the lowly and the poor, the simple and the child-like who will truly behold the Lord’s actions and begin to see the Reign.