12/17, Third Thursday of Advent
Rejoice, O heavens, and exult, O earth,
for our Lord will come to show mercy to
his poor.
This makes me think of a discussion I
came upon the other day. How can
inanimate objects praise God?
Philosophically, a being is doing good simply by fulfilling its
purpose. So a tree, by growing and
providing food or shelter for animals, is good.
In that way you could say it is praising God. This follows, then for humans. If we fulfill our purpose we are doing a good
and praising God. So what is our
purpose? To do good works and to praise
God.
Today, December 17, begins the O Antiphon octave before Christmas. Today's is:
O Wisdom , O holy word of God, you govern all creation with your strong yet gentle care.
Come and show your people the way to salvation.
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