Monday, December 5, 2016

Dear God,

You and I, we begin in early morning.  We pause in the silence, the golden silence of faith, and I wait, longing for your word.  Your presence is already here.  I just breathe in the air of expectancy trusting in you.

The quiet hours are the best because I am not talking, not thinking about my list of things to do.  I am wholly with you when and where there are no distractions except those you bring to challenge me.  I wait.  Advent waiting is a highly pregnant time so full of possibilities.  Even as I breathe I feel hope building inside me and I smile.

Dearest God,
light of the world,
fill me
with hope,
not for myself
but to share
with others
who feel hopeless.
Fill me
with light
so I
can radiate
your light
in the darkness
for those
without light.
Fill me
with love
so I
may offer it
to those
who feel
unloved, rejected,
and unwanted.
Bless you
for blessing me
with Advent,
Holy Father.

Love always, Andrea