Reading: Matthew 24:36-44
Matthew wastes no time and gets straight to the point: "Stay awake! Be prepared! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come" are the words of Jesus with which he greets us. Thus begins this season of preparation for the Christ. Matthew insists that the first step of waiting for our savior is to wake up to the present moment. Keeping a watchful Advent reminds us that we do not tread these days in isolation. We can live in expectation of the movement of Christ in and through every moment of those days. Even though we are frequently distracted and diverted from attention to this movement within us, the season of Advent reminds us to turn inward yet again and seek the God that is to be found within us.
In what ways have you been “asleep” in your life?
What would you like to “wake up” to?
Matthew wastes no time and gets straight to the point: "Stay awake! Be prepared! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come" are the words of Jesus with which he greets us. Thus begins this season of preparation for the Christ. Matthew insists that the first step of waiting for our savior is to wake up to the present moment. Keeping a watchful Advent reminds us that we do not tread these days in isolation. We can live in expectation of the movement of Christ in and through every moment of those days. Even though we are frequently distracted and diverted from attention to this movement within us, the season of Advent reminds us to turn inward yet again and seek the God that is to be found within us.
In what ways have you been “asleep” in your life?
What would you like to “wake up” to?
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