A reflection on waiting and longing during Advent:
The beauty of Advent is not in the waiting or in baby Jesus: It is receiving. When the Word becomes flesh, we see and we receive. This is the simple message of the gospel: See and receive! The world’s problems don’t disappear. My fight for sanctification does not end. My marriage problems may persist. But we have seen his glory, full of grace and truth. From this fullness made evident in Jesus Christ, we receive grace upon grace. The light does not merely seep in; it bursts onto the scene and overcomes my nagging sense of guilt and shame.
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