TAKE FIVE FOR FAITH: Daily renewal for busy Catholics 12/2/2011

Friday, December 2
ADVENT WEEKDAY

Patience, people
Advent is a season of waiting. Children eagerly await Christmas, and while the jingle and jangle of this time may have many adults secretly waiting for Christmas to pass, the liturgical season of Advent has a different purpose: Waiting on the Lord is a spiritual practice with many hidden benefits. It involves the cultivation of quiet patience and of realizing that our trials and struggles may not pass in a day, but that with patience, prayer, and perseverance they will indeed pass. With its darkening days and falling temperatures, this part of the year offers the right ambiance for reflecting on the passage of time and seasons past. Allow yourself some quiet time, some down time if you like. Let the season work its quiet magic on you.

TODAY’S READINGS: Isaiah 29:17-24; Matthew 9:27-31 (179)
“Wait for the Lord with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord.”

CONTRIBUTORS

Alice Camille, Daniel Grippo, Father Larry Janowski, O.F.M., Ann O'Connor, Joel Schorn, Patrice J. Tuohy, and Sister Julie Vieira, I.H.M.

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