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December 19 Weekday - Faith or Doubt

December 19 Weekday - Faith or Doubt

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https://catholic-daily-reflections.com/2024/12/18/faith-or-doubt-4/ “I am Gabriel, who stand before God. I was sent to speak to you and to announce to you this good news. But now you will be speechless and unable to talk until the day these things...

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“I am Gabriel, who stand before God. I was sent to speak to
you and to announce to you this good news. But now you will
be speechless and unable to talk until the day these things take
place, because you did not believe my words, which will be
fulfilled at their proper time.” Luke 1:19–20

Imagine if the Archangel Gabriel appeared to you. What would that
have been like? This particular Archangel stands before the
incomprehensible beauty and splendor of the Most Holy Trinity and
brings forth messages of the greatest importance. Gabriel is God’s
most notable messenger. Take a moment to ponder what such a
glorious apparition would have been like.

In the passage above, this glorious Archangel appears to Zechariah
as he is fulfilling his priestly duty to burn incense before the
Lord within the Holy of Holies. As Zechariah enters the sanctuary
while all the people remain outside praying, he suddenly has a
vision of the Archangel telling him that his wife Elizabeth will
have a child, even though she is advanced in years. But even though
Zechariah hears this message from Gabriel, the Archangel who stands
before God, he doubts what he is being told.

Would you have believed the Archangel Gabriel if you were
Zechariah? Or would you have doubted? Though there may not be a way
to know the answer to that question, it’s helpful to ponder the
humble truth that you very well may have doubted. It takes true
humility to admit that possibility. Like Zechariah, we are all weak
and sinful. We lack the perfect faith that our Blessed Mother had.
And if you can humbly admit this, then you are in a great position
to overcome the weakness of faith you struggle with. Zechariah
suffered much for his lack of faith, but that suffering led to a
renewal of faith when he named his child John in obedience to the
Archangel.

Reflect, today, upon how well you listen to all that God says to
you. Do you listen, believe and obey? Or do you question and doubt
God’s voice. Know that God speaks to you each and every day. Admit
the ways that you lack perfect faith and allow that act of humble
acknowledgment to strengthen you where you need help the
most.

Lord, I know I lack the depth of perfect faith that I so deeply
desire to have. I know that You speak to me day and night, and I
fail to listen and obey. As I humble myself before You and confess
my weakness of faith, strengthen me to respond more fully each day
to all that You say to me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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Featured image above: The Angel Appearing to
Zacharias By William Blake, via The Met