Isaiah 2:1-5
Psalm 122
Romans 13:11-14
Matthew 24:36-44
First Reading--A graceful last day
In trying to look for links between the readings for the First Sunday in Advent, I am interested in the way each casts light on images of house, household, walls, community, family, and the activities of ordinary life. We wake from sleep, eat and drink, and create relationships. It seems that Isaiah's vision of fulfillment being centered within the house of God is ...