It's safe to say that Advent and Christmas are synonymous with anticipation, joy and hope; it's also a sure bet to assume that we approach the season with the expectation that our holiday will be filled with love, acceptance, and peace. Whether those aspirations are fulfilled is sometimes beyond our control, but either way, we prepare. We do our best to buy meaningful gifts, spend time with loved ones, keep the less fortunate in mind, and remember that "Jesus is the Reason for the Season".
Ahh... I used it... the often cliche (although catchy) axiom that is displayed vividly on Christmas greeting cards, painted on store windows, hanging on decorative ribbons, and so on. Yes, while I agree that "Jesus is the Reason for the Season", there is more to it; what if we dropped the last few words of the phrase and take out "the season". Look what happens: Jesus is the Reason.
When we think of our closest friendships and relationships what do they contain: hope, joy, anticipation, love, acceptance, peace? If we're lucky, we can answer "yes" to that question. Today's reflection serves as a great reminder that we already have that and with no special doing on our part. God wants to be in relationship with us and all we have to do is put aside our pride, our busyness, our distractions, our clutter and focus on Him. As we get closer to Christmas and are filled with the holiday spirit let us remember that "Jesus is the Reason", the reason for our hope, our joy, our anticipation, our love, our acceptance, our peace, our....
Happy Advent my friends! (AND Happy weekend too!)
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