Thursday December 5, 2024

Matthew 7:21-24,27

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘It is not those who say to me, “Lord, Lord,” who will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven.

The advent season is upon us and we as church remind ourselves one more time that God did intervene in our history by becoming one like us. This advent season we prepare ourselves for the birth of our Lord. Whenever this season comes around I often ask myself if I have noticed the pregnant moments in my life. I know… a man talking about being pregnant is ridiculous. But this is exactly the sense I want to bring to advent. God is becoming, God is moving within my life.

One of the symptoms of God’s moving could be our Christmas lists. I watch Mary Ann as she inquires what her nieces, nephews, even strangers on an angel tree want for this Christmas. This thinking of wanting to make Christmas special for someone else is a sign of the movement of the Holy Spirit. The spirit always leads us to action. So let us not only offer lip service “Merry Christmas” but let us make it truly MERRY by our actions.

Mahalo