I hope that you and your family had a joyful Thanksgiving, and that you are making good headway through all of those leftovers. We give thanks for the food that we have, the company that we share, and for all the ways that God continues to bless us.
For me there was a particularly special blessing, because my daughter Avila just this weekend turned 4 years old. It is hard to believe how time flies when you are busy living your life. When she was born it was a challenging time. Her birth was not without complications, and the world was also not without complications.
While it wasn’t the beginning of Covid-19 the world had not returned entirely to normal. There were still fears and struggles and uncertainty. Yet that same time brought the joy of new life.
As we enter today, into the season of Advent we can reflect on the fact that there were a ton of complications, trials and tribulations from the time Adam and Eve were cast from the Garden to the day that Christ was born.
Even when Jesus was born, and grew up, that joy and time of transition brought uncertainty, change, and challenge. While Christ Jesus came to restore all things to God, it meant that people who were doing it wrong were all called to grow, and change, and face where they were wrong. You have to imagine that this was a complicated time for them.
This year, as we begin Advent, let us pray that we can have the fortitude to grow, and change, and shift with the reality that Christ is King, and we are called to follow Him through times of suffering, trial, and change.
God Bless and have a fruitful Advent.