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Thought from Fr. Colm - 1st December 2024

“Making the House Ready for the Lord” An Advent Quiet Day

 

Prepare the way for the Lord, ​make straight paths for him.’ 

~Isaiah 40:3

 

Making the House Ready for the Lord by Mary Oliver

 

Dear Lord, I have swept and I have washed but

still nothing is as shining as it should be

for you. Under the sink, for example, is an

uproar of mice - it is the season of their many children. What shall I do?

And under the eaves and through the walls the squirrels

have gnawed their ragged entrances - but it is the season when they need shelter, so what shall I do?

And the raccoon limps into the kitchen and opens the cupboard.

With the dog snores, the cat hugs the pillow:

What shall I do? Beautiful is the new snow falling

in the yard and the fox who is staring boldly

up the path to the door. And still I believe you will Come, Lord: you will when I speak to the fox, the sparrow, the lost dog, the shivering sea-goose, know that really I am speaking to you whenever I say,

as I do all morning and afternoon: Come in, Come in.

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