NEW YEAR, MARY MOTHER OF GOD, B

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EXPLOSIVES, NOT FIRECRACKERS

New Year in the Philippines and other Asian countries is not complete without firecrackers.

It is a tradition we inherited from our Chinese influence; the noise and the crackle of firecrackers are meant to chase away bad luck so that only good luck will remain.

Sadly for some, what remains after the firecrackers are just a few fingers!

This New Year, God is not satisfied with firecrackers, however loud or creative or complex they may be. God is preparing explosives!  No, not the type that terrorists use.

God is preparing an explosion of blessings for you this year!  not just good luck, not just random opportunities… but blessings that overflow and blessings that remain forever.

Prepare for an explosion of blessings and open your heart to the Lord who bestows these graces in your life.

Welcome the blessing of peace: the world at war needs peace. Our country in poverty needs peace. Our divided families need peace.  Every troubled heart needs it too. God is the source of our peace.

Welcome the blessing of love: we are flooded with love at Christmas time, but if we honor the Lord, love will overflow the whole year and will fill our lives with splashes of color we have never imagined before.

Welcome the blessing of prosperity: to us who strive to do our best and rely on the helping hand of the Lord, new chances, new opportunities, new growth, new experiences of God’s providence and abundance.

Welcome the blessing of compassion: this is one gift the Lord never runs out of; his mercy is from age to age to those who love him and honor him. Pope Francis will come in a few days and his message from the Lord will be this compassion and love we need to feel and to share.

Be ready for what God has prepared this year for you!  not firecrackers only, but explosive blessings!

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