We see signs around us in nature and in the world, sometimes they can predict or foreshadow what is going to happen next. As Jesus says, when we see a fig tree in bloom, we know that summer is drawing near. There are a lot of people, especially farmers, who rely on the weather predictions made in the Farmer’s Almanac. This is what is says for this year for our part of the country: “(Much of the Southeast) will see frequent storms bringing cold rains and a wintry mix of wet snow, sleet, ice, freezing rain, as well as chilly temperatures.” Hopefully it will not be as bad as that description down here in Mississippi, but still, this forecast does not offer us a lot of consolation after our hot and humid Mississippi summer. Right before my favorite baseball team, the Chicago Cubs, won this World Series in 2016, there was a cartoon circulating around the internet that showed two devils shivering and freezing in hell, huddled together in a warm blanket. One devil was explaining to the other: “The Cubs are playing the Indians in the World Series.” We Cubs fans have not seen our team in the World Series since then and perhaps we won't again in my lifetime. We see signs here on earth that tell us things, but sometimes we miss the signs of God’s kingdom. Advent starts this upcoming Sunday, a time of preparation, planning, and waiting. We are called to prepare for the birth of Jesus. We are called to prepare always in our life of discipleship. May we not miss God’s signs that he is sending to communicate to us.
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