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4 December 2016 -2nd Sunday of Advent.

b_300_300_16777215_00_images_stories_Csaba_levelek_Csaba_testver_IMG_7969_2.JPGFather Csaba’s reflections for the Second Sunday of Advent.
4 December 2016 -2nd Sunday of Advent.
The harvest is plentiful  but there are very few workers, I pray humbly that You, my Lord send  workers for the harvesting!!  What is asked in the gospel applies to all of us :
"‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” My Lord help me so I maybe able to straighten the path, of people, that leads to You wisely, lovingly with humble perseverance  ! Make me into bridge-builder, a signpost , a step in a staircase, that wears out from use!! As Your priest-friar I would like to make the path of the man seeking God easier , straighter , to warn them of the dangers of precipices , hopeless dead-end streets so that more and more of them will share in the meeting with You that means life , consolation!!
With love,
Father Csaba 
translated by dr k.e.
Picture:Symbolically I stood by the side of the planing Saint Joseph so I can help Jesus to hold the beam firmly!!
In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, 2“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”3This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’” 4Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.5Then the people of Jerusalem and all Judea were going out to him, and all the region along the Jordan, 6and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
7But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Bear fruit worthy of repentance. 9Do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. 10Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 11“I baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
Matthew 3, 1-12