Announcement

 The Spiritual Waiting Room

Announcement

Good     News

Proclaiming     Shouting     Singing

"Your God Is King"

GOSPEL

(photo and poem by Kathy McNamara)

Scripture: Isaiah 52: 7 to 10

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the one sharing good news! Announcing peace, carrying good news, announcing salvation, saying to Zion, "Your God is King!" 

Pay attention! Your guards raise a cry, together they shout for joy! For they see clearly before their eyes that the Lord is returning to Zion. Raise your voices in song, O ruins of Jerusalem! For the Lord will bring comfort to His people and redemption to Jerusalem. 

The Lord has shown His holy arm in the sight of all the nations. All the peoples of the earth can see the salvation of our God.

(scripture adapted by John J. McNamara)

Reflection

Isaiah speaks of our call to bring the good news to all. In his day the prophets would walk from place to place (as Jesus did) and share the good news with those in the villages and even in the out of the way places. 

Isaiah speaks of their feet being beautiful (and also very tired!). Imagine the reactions that they would get! I can just hear people saying, "Who do you think you are?"

Nothing stops you, however, when you have Good News! You are bringing peace! You are letting everyone know that God is King. God is in charge.

Even those guarding the towns shout for joy. They realize that this Good News is a sign that the Lord is now present in our midst. God is not holding back. His Love is total and he wants to share it with us right now!

We have a God who wants to comfort us. He knows the pain we feel and the difficulties that we encounter and He wants to lighten our burdens and console us.

God wants to bring salvation to all of us. I love how Isaiah always uses the adjective "all". God includes everyone in the Good News that He wants to share.

Our picture this week shows Pope Francis announcing Good News. It is a call that we all have. We have been given a gift: Good News! 

Time to share it!

1. What is the Good News you have been given?

2. Why does Isaiah speak of bringing salvation to all?

3. How do you try to share the Good News?