How can waiting helping us grow in relationship with God?
How do I respond when I have to wait?
Can waiting be filled with joyful expectation?
How is waiting spiritually passive? Active?
What am I awaiting?
Discernment in the midst of uncertainty sometimes has those Advent characteristics of darkness, waiting, and hope. We know God is there but for some reason the light hasn’t yet shone through. First we must cease clinging to one path or another. And then, the tiniest of flickers illumines a flame that sets our hearts ablaze with the certain knowledge that God-with-us is guiding us and has always been guiding us. Mary knew God’s lead and company. Our lives are an ongoing Advent of patient waiting and trust, discerning God’s presence and call. But they are also an ongoing Christmas, incarnating God’s light and glory through our actions and choices. We can trust that despite any murky darkness the light will grow stronger, revealing that God has already been with us from the beginning.
-Andy Otto
Advent Reflection of Holy Waiting
We will meet from 7-8:15. Please RSVP. I'll send the zoom link out the week of our gathering as a reminder. Looking forward to being together, slowing down for an hour and spiritually preparing ourselves for the birth of Christ.