Wilderness

It’s CHRISTmas time!  In the Christian calendar we call this the season of Advent.  We who practice the celebration of Advent, do so because we are looking forward to something… according to Dietrich Bonhoeffer,

The Celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come.

Ever wonder why the Grinch was a…grinch?  For starters, he spent a lot of time wandering in the “wilderness” of life.  The journey to CHRISTmas is about knowing with clarity that God is with us in every moment.   Through our pain. God is with us.  He is with us in the waiting. God’s being ever present gives us courage when we feel anxious.

In this Second Sunday of Advent , we, light the candle of Peace.  We’ll look at the story of the prophet who wandered and came to see his dependency on God as a gift.