The sense of waiting for a hope that seems
distant can be exhausting, which is why Christmas and the Incarnation might be
more important to me this year than last.
What I need is a Holy
Interruption of Hope – I need to
experience that mystery of Jesus’s love in his coming down into the mess and
stress of my world. I need to remember
that Christmas and the Incarnation are not just things that happened once upon
a time in ancient Palestine, but [that] there are ongoing interruptions of hope
into my world.
I want to be heard by God. I want to know that despite the anxiety, exhaustion,
and despair of a year, that Christ hears me.
And I want to believe that in my waiting, I’ll be ready for Christ to
appear and interrupt the despondency. I
want to sing, Rejoice, rejoice,
Emmanuel! realizing not that Christ has
solved all the problems, but that Jesus is present and with me.
--Colten Biro, SJ,
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,
Interrupt Us
with Hope,
The Jesuit Post
To read Fr. Biro’s
complete article, click here.
Image source: Nativity
Icon, http://hopefulrealism.com/2015/12/incarnation-as-incursion-the-christ-birth-as-assault/
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