Journey to Wholeness
In the viper’s den, perfect love reigns—fear flees where Christ is victorious.
… Read the restThe baby shall play by the viper’s den,
and the child lay his hand on the adder’s lair.
In the peaceable kingdom, a little child leads lion and lamb, restoring Eden’s glory to humankind.
… Read the restThe calf and the young lion shall browse together,
with a little child to guide them.
In the Kingdom of Shalom, wolf and lamb lie down together—glimpsed today in saints who befriend the wild.
… Read the restThen the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat.
… Read the restAnd he told them a parable, “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher.”
… Read the restThe Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
Beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.
Let justice descend, you heavens, like dew from above,
Isaiah 45:8a
like gentle rain let the clouds drop it down.
One of the most beautiful Advent hymns of the Catholic Church, “Rorate caeli” (Drop down, ye heavens), comes from Isaiah 45:8 in the Latin Vulgate:
Latin:
Rorate caeli desuper et nubes pluant justum aperiatur terra et germinet salvatorem et justitia oriatur simul ego Dominus creavi eum.
