O sacred Lord of ancient Israel, who showed yourself to Moses in the burning bush, who gave him the holy law on Sinai Mountain: Come, stretch out your mighty hand to set us free (Christian Prayer, 121).
In this reflection, Vanessa Crescio discusses the second of the great “O” Antiphons of Advent. As Vanessa explains, the leader of ancient Israel was the giver of the law and prophet Moses. Now, as Advent draws to a close, we beg the One Who gave Moses the law, the Embodied Law Himself, God Incarnate, to “Come!” without delay and set us free from injustice within our hearts and in our world as Isaiah had prophesied.
Vanessa Crescio is an accountant with Lipic’s Engagement in Saint Louis, MO. She holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame and an MTS from Newman University. She is interested in thinking through co-responsibility in the Church and developing leadership programs to form Catholics to serve the Church with not only their knowledge, skills, and abilities but with the servant heart of Christ.