Are you awake?
Are you awake, spiritually speaking? As we enter the season of Advent, we are given the future coming of the Son of God to ponder. Jesus says, “Keep awake, therefore”, for you do not know on which day your Lord will come.” We should be prayerfully alert.
Daily prayer helps us to build habits with God. Suppose we do not make a habit of becoming attentive to every prompting of grace in our lives. In that case, we will unquestionably begin to become “drowsy” and fall asleep spiritually.
Just as Jesus explains, most people will pay little attention to this final coming, presuming it will not even be in their lifetimes. But if you have that attitude, you completely miss the point.
The point is preparedness—today, tomorrow and always.
Reflect today upon how ready you are for the final coming of Christ. Are you ready if Christ were to come today? Prepare today. Do not wait. If you do, God will transform you daily in glorious ways beyond comprehension.
Why not start Advent by joining me at 6:30 pm this Sunday in St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Nutfield, for the Advent Procession and Carols?
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Every blessings
Father Paul