The Grass Withers

“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of the Lord endures forever.” Isaiah 40:8

When I look around me, it seems as if I am safe. My house has a strong foundation, the building where I worked has withstood earthquakes and storms, and the people around me have my good at heart. The truth is my house may have termites gnawing somewhere in secret. Some time ago, my helper who has apparently very good hearing, heard termites attacking her bedroom door and we were able to call a pest control company. As for our building, the fire alarm sounded twice in the past! My only brother recently passed away. We never know when the fragility and impermanence of seemingly solid things around us suddenly breaks through our consciousness. 

Of all we know in this world, only the Word of God stands sure and eternal. In 1 Peter 1:23, it says that we can be born anew, not from perishable seed but from imperishable seed, “through the living and abiding Word of God.” Our eternal spirits crave eternal food, and there is only one, the living bread of life, the Word became flesh. So this Advent, let us try not to satiate ourselves with what the world can offer, but spend more time in pursuit of what our soul hungers for.