Isaiah 2:1-5 / Matthew 8:5-11
The season of Advent is about waiting in anticipation and expectation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ our Saviour.
The underlying and fundamental aspect of Advent is the mystery of the Incarnation.
The four weeks of Advent is for us to meditate and reflect upon this great mystery of salvation.
It is the mystery of God becoming man and being born in an ordinary way.
In the mystery of the Incarnation, the Word of God was made flesh in the person of Jesus.
In the gospel, the centurion declared the power of the authority of the word.
He believed that Jesus just have to give the word and his servant will be cured.
As we reflect on that statement of the centurion, let us also reflect and meditate on this great mystery of the Incarnation, the Word made flesh.
Jesus came down from heaven to proclaim this profound mystery.
With prayer, meditation and reflection, Jesus will bring us up to the mountain of God to understand deeper this mystery.
When we begin to understand the mystery of the Incarnation, we will also begin to experience what Jesus has promised us.
Jesus is the Word of God, and His Word is power and authority.
Let us believe in Jesus and what He has promised us.