First Sunday in Advent - 2020
Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel Before the end of the year comes, those who follow the Christian Liturgical Calendar pause and reflect ... and prepare. And oh, what a year for this! Though there is still a month of 2020 left, and who knows if there is more to come, it has been a challenging one. On a global level and a personal one. So, to pause is a good thing. To breathe, to be still, to be present. To hope. I heard a message this morning on 'enough' ... not said in frustration or to minimize, but to accept. The talk was about Mary, who did not react in fear but with curiosity and acceptance. A teenager, a virgin, exactly like the 'perfect' girls of today, but not. And yet, she knew, at some level, that she was chosen. She knew she was enough for God's big picture. I could extend that and say that we, too, are 'enough' for God's big picture. We, too, have a purpose and we should not look ahead with fear, but with curiosity and acceptance. The road is n...