Advent is Coming

Advent is Coming… Are You Ready?
Praying Through Advent

The season of holy Advent begins on December 2. Are you ready to prepare the way for our Lord? The season of Advent is a time of expectation, we are reminded of the coming of Christ not only at Christmas, but of His second coming in glory at the end of time. This is a time to welcome grace into our lives, and a time for a new “advent” of Christ into our lives.

            We begin December, in the Northern Hemisphere in darkness and so too Advent. We await and seek out the light that will bring brightness to the darkest places of our lives. We long for Christ, whom we know will lead us out of the darkness and will shine his face upon us lifting us up in love and hope. Our liturgical celebrations echo that feeling of hope and expectation of Christ’s return. Christ’s return may seem to be something that won’t happen anytime soon but the reality is the time of His return is NOW! Are you ready?

            For some Advent is a time of rushing around, Christmas shopping, cooking, cleaning, etc. There seems to be very little time to even think about Christ’s coming to meet us. We already have the darkness illuminated by all the Christmas lights and décor (before Thanksgiving no less!). But this year, let us try to add prayer to our lives. Look forward to the darkness, stillness and peacefulness that the nights bring. Let us add prayer to the top of our Christmas todo lists. Over the next several weeks We will explore many types of prayer... prayer can be done by everyone at any time in a multitude of ways…