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DECEMBER MESSAGE

Thought for the Month“The Lord is coming, always coming. When you have ears 
to hear and eyes to see, you will recognize him at any moment of your life. Life is Advent; life is 
recognizing the coming of the Lord.”     Louie Giglio

On Sunday, Christians began the Advent Season in the Church. Advent, (from the Latin - 
“coming”), is the period of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas and of preparation for the Second Coming of Christ. In Western churches, Advent begins on the Sunday nearest to November 30th. One of the scripture readings for the First Sunday of Advent reads: “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left. Therefore, keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” (Mt 24:37-44) Jesus isn’t asking us to stay awake all night, but rather to live in the present moment, so that we can recognize the Lord when he appears in our lives. Often the Lord shows Himself in the unrehearsed moments, the interruptions and accidents that sometimes throws us off balance. This month let us take each week of Advent and try to be more attentive and alert to our surroundings, the events, and people in our life.
A very happy and blessed Christmas to all!