Decisions and Choices made in Love

The prayer of Paul for the Philippians,” that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight to help you to determine what is best, so that on the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.”(Philippians 1: 9-11) is one of the texts in the Roman Catholic Lectionary for today, the 2nd Sunday in Advent. It reflects a hope that we have love which will manifest itself in knowledge and insight. This time of year presents us with many contradictions and paradox. The juxtaposition of the sacred and profane practices presents a mystery which perhaps is only a reflection of the great mystery that sometimes we are to ourselves. Love points to the best. Paul wishes overflowing love for us. The decisions made in and for and motivated by love are the best. John the Baptist is pictured in Luke’s Gospel as a Herald of the coming of the Lord, the Word made Flesh. The Incarnation of Jesus in human life, within our being, through the Holy Spirit, is the overflowing love which will make us be and wish others the “Best of the Season”