Already bombarded with Christmas decorations and music for weeks now, we are undoubtedly already anticipating the celebration of our Savior’s birth. But today, on this first Sunday of Advent, we are reminded that Christ’s coming was not a single, one-time-only event. In the Gospel, Jesus warns us that he will come again when we least expect. He is referring to the end of the world, but in truth he can also come to us in our hearts at any time during a traumatic event, in a chance encounter with a stranger, or even through someone who is prematurely spreading the Christmas spirit.
The lesson of our Gospel says be prepared. Be patient. Plan ahead because delays happen. Anyone who travels during holiday time knows how true that is. So wise servants do exactly that, accomplishing their work so they are ready whenever the master returns, but waiting patiently because it may be a while. May we be reminded that our period of preparation does not end on December 25, for the Lord comes in different ways to different folks, not just as an infant child on Christmas Day. And so we “take refuge and find hope” in this Advent season, we recall that He can be in every person, place, and event we experience in our lives.
Love, Peace, Joy,
Fr. Bob
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