Isaiah 26:1-6 / Matthew 7:21, 24-27
For those of us who have gone up to the highest floor of a really tall building, we would have enjoy the view from there.
It is really quite amazing that we can be so high up and seeing things that we don't usually have the opportunity to see.
And as we take in the sights, it will probably not cross our minds that we are not standing on the ground but that we are way up in the air in a building made of concrete and beams.
And it will also not cross our minds to question the stability of the building which we assume is safe even though it may be very tall.
But as much as we marvel at tall buildings, nothing is more assuring than having our feet on solid ground.
The 1st reading talks about a strong city that is guarded by wall and rampart. But that is only possible when the people in the city put their trust in the Lord who is the everlasting Rock.
Similarly, Jesus tells a parable of a sensible man who builds his house on rock and a stupid man who builds his house on sand.
The Advent question for today is what are we building and what are we reaching for?
Whatever it might be if the Lord is not our Rock that we are building on, then we are reaching out into thin air.
May we put our trust in the Lord our Rock for He came to show us how to build the kingdom of God so that heaven can be within our reach.