As we are now in the second week of Advent, it is important that we reflect upon our Advent journey. We as a society have been through a lot of struggles these past couple of years. There has been a lot of suffering, fear, and frustration coming out of the pandemic and with all the division and strife we have faced as a society. But there have been a lot of blessings and new life as well. We are all called to work toward a time of renewal, healing, and rebirth. May we gain important insights as we journey through the Advent season this year. I would like to share with you the following Advent prayer from Catholic Relief Services:
Something in Me Wants to Be Born in Winter
Lord of all Light,
When my days are filled with doubt,
Something within me will not cease believing.
When I feel despair, something in me still hopes.
Even when I see hatred,
Something within me is still moved to love.
I am not Mary: Sinless, blameless, ever-virtuous.
Yet something in me wants to be born in winter.
Teach me to nourish it, protect it, give it life.
Teach me to say: Yes.
To faith, and to hope, and to love.
To your coming to live among us in this strange place.
For even when I am broken, fragmented, shattered even,
Something in me wants to be born in winter.
And in that yes,
Beyond any mercy I can imagine I am made whole.
Amen.
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