Solemnity of the Nativity of
St. John the Baptist
TUMMY BULGE
When
the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a
son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great
mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her. – Luke 1:57-58
One September night, a couple who had been praying for a baby went
to my house just to say hi. Before they left, I was moved to pray over
them. I told them what I felt was from the Lord, that “before the year
ends, you will conceive.”
One day, my phone rang. It was this couple. “Jon, we’re
pregnant!” It was mid-December of the same year. Many months later, they
got me as godfather and named the child after me.
In today’s reading, God is saying, “Your time has come. It’s time to
believe again! I can still bring that dream to fulfillment. I can still
restore your marriage. I can still heal your body. I can give you the
job you’ve been praying for. I can still bring the right person into
your life.”
It’s never over until God says it’s over. As long as you’re praying and
believing, God is at work. Struggling with that addiction for a long
while? Your day of victory and freedom is on its way. Keep praying, keep
working, keep being your best, and it shall come to pass. It’s never
too late to be all that God created you to be. Jon Escoto (faithatworkjon@gmail.com)
Reflection: Have you given up on praying for something? Is God calling you to pray for it again?
Father, I’m tired. But I’ll keep on praying and working. I’ll leave the results to Your able and faithful hands.
St. John the Baptist, pray for us.
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