The Redeemer’s Promise: Righteousness Like the Sea
“For the Souls in Purgatory – Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord”
Isaiah 48:17-19
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I, the LORD, your God, teach you what is for your good, and lead you on the way you should go. If you would hearken to my commandments, your peace would flow like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea. Your descendants would be as many as the sand, and your offspring as the grains of its sand; Their name never cut off or blotted out from my presence.
Grace Prayed For
The grace to hearken (listen with the intent to obey) to the LORD’s teaching, allowing my peace to flow like a river and my life to be a powerful testament to the righteousness offered by my Redeemer.
Reflection
My loving God, the tenderness in these verses is overwhelming. You do not command from a distance; You draw near as my Redeemer, the One who paid the ultimate price for me, and offer to be my Teacher and my Guide. This Advent, my vigilance is simply to “hearken to my commandments,” to listen for Your gentle instruction in the quiet of my heart. The “way I should go” is not a burdensome path I must forge, but a path You already lead me on.
The promise you offer is breathtaking: “your peace would flow like a river.” This river is the Holy Spirit, the love poured out by the Father and the Son, which flows continuously when I follow Your teaching. This is the Hope I cling to. If I allow You to teach me—if I prepare my heart by clearing out the noise of self-will and fear—then Your righteousness in me becomes unstoppable, “like the waves of the sea.”
This transformation is how Your love shines forth into the world. Jesus, You have loved me by becoming the ultimate teacher, revealing the Father’s heart and leading me by example. When I live in the peace that flows from obedience to Your truth, that river of grace spills out into every encounter. My life becomes a visible sign of Your abundance, a witness to the hope that, with You as our guide, our spiritual descendants—the lives we touch, the change we inspire—will be as countless as the sand, never to be blotted out. This is my mission: to live as a peaceful, guided soul, demonstrating that the Teacher is here and the way to life is open.
Daily Evangelization and Baptismal Mission
In Patience: Prepare for the Lord’s coming by exercising patience with others, viewing every misstep as an opportunity for the Teacher (God) to work. This shows a belief in the promise of their own “righteousness like the waves of the sea.”
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Sharing
Jesus last words on Earth were to his disciples, can be found in Matthew Chap 28 when Jesus told his disciples, “Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Jesus calls all of us to share in his redemptive mission here on Earth. I would ask you to share this Scripture reflection with your family, your friends and your acquaintances, and then share it with a couple of individuals that you may may not be comfortable sharing with, keeping in mind always the words of Jesus, And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age
Author was assisted by AI in the drafting of this Post