Embracing change
During the 3rd week in Advent, it is good to ponder why did John the Baptist send his disciples to Jesus to ask, “Are you the one who is to come?” John knew that Jesus was the one to come, but for the sake of his disciples, so that they would come to follow our Lord once Herod killed John, he sent them to encourage them to embrace this new change in their life of faith.
We experience this, too, when there is a change in our spiritual lives. We often struggle with various aspects of change and newness when something is new. But the Christian life is all about change, transformation and newness of life. And this is good. We must seek to change, be transformed, build new relationships, learn new ways of loving and reaching out, and become very comfortable with any and every unique experience our Lord places in our lives.
Seek out the changes God is calling you to embrace in your life, and know that even if they are difficult, they are the surest pathway to a life of greater holiness for you.
May you have a blessed Advent.
Father Paul