Reflection on Sunday's Gospel

We begin the Advent Season by being reminded in our Gospel to be watchful and alert. While our celebration of Christmas Day and the Christmas Season will likely be very different from anything we have experienced before, let us prepare for the five feasts of the Christmas Season by refining the habit of taking notice of God’s presence as often as we possibly can. We have the privilege of doing what we can to change the culture of our country, world, and even our church. What would it be like for us to dedicate ourselves to inviting those we interact with to develop similar habits of being aware of the presence of the divine within and among us. One way we might do this is to hone our way of acknowledging each other’s presence as we greet one another with a sense of God’s peace dwelling within us. How would it be if we chose to find a way to enrich each other before we get on with our conversation or the business at hand?