Advent is upon us … again
All week I’ve been thinking and praying about this past Sunday, the solemnity of Christ the king. The beauty of the preface to the Eucharistic prayer echoed throughout the week with a vision for what God desires His Kingdom to be, “ As king He claims dominion over all creation,
that He may present to You, His almighty Father,
an eternal and universal kingdom:
a kingdom of truth and life,
a kingdom of holiness and grace,
a kingdom of justice, love, and peace.”
As we then come full circle and begin the new liturgical year with the Advent season, perhaps we should pray over the vision of what God wants for us instead of what we this we need? That beautiful preface of Christ the king offers us four propositions to ponder; Jesus in His mission as Savior and Redeemer reveals to us the in reacting of an eternal and universal kingdom. One marked with truth and life; holiness and grace; and justice, love and peace.
This first week, let us look at what it means to be part of something eternal and universal. Reflect of the fact that the immortal invisible God invites us to share with Him what He intended from the beginning. His desire in creating us was for a relationship with Him that could never end. Not only that. The mystery of His relationship with us is that it is both particular and unique and at the same time inclusive and universal! The mystery of His love has no limitations or expectations. It is for everyone and in particular it is for you (and me).
Dear Lord, as we once again journey from the throne of your grace to the throne of your birth, help us to shed our expectations with its limits and conditions to embrace what you promises us…abundance and fullness. +Amen
