Advent is a time of waiting. What are we waiting for? Mary and Elisabeth were waiting for the birth of Jesus and John the Baptist. Their waiting had purpose. Their children were growing within them. It was a matter of life or death.
In Advent, we are asked to wait. We could ask ourselves: What is growing within us that has great importance? Is it God who is wanting a deeper relationship with us to help us put the ups and downs of life in a perspective? Is God calling us to update our vocation to include new elements? Is He helping us to let go of what is no longer relevant?
Maybe it could be a new way of praying. Is God calling us to be more open to the future as we read the sign of these times in which we are living? How might God be calling us to deepen our relationships in our families, In the communities in which we belong, in the world, in this planet?
Whatever it is, we have the example of Mary and Elisabeth. who were willing to say yes to all that God had in store for them. We know by faith that God will always be there. He will not let anyone perish who loves and gives their lives to God.
- Is waiting difficult for you?
- Is something new gradually coming to birth within you?
- Are you able to trust God while you are waiting?
O God, help me be open and wait for your coming to me in new ways.