Second Sunday of Advent

 

Comfort in the Desert

This is going to end!

This Virus that has exiled us from one another is going to end.

The Quarantine and Lockdowns are going to end.

We are going to come out of our houses and into the streets once again.

The doors of our churches and our restaurants are going to open

And the smell of incense and burgers and pasta will fill the air.

The masks will come off

And smiles will be bright.

Handshakes and hugs will be the order of the day.

Do not lose heart,

Because this is going to end.

We know this because

Good Friday ended with Easter Sunday.

There is no cross we cannot carry,

No grave we won’t climb out of.

Because we have Jesus!

It is time to shake off the dust of Pandemic Fatigue

And put on the armor of Faith.

That can defeat any enemy.

It is time to stir into Flame the Fire of Love

A love that burns for the concerns of each other,

And not just for ourselves.

It is time to Hope again,

And to silence the the voices of despair;

Because this is going to end.

We come to Church,

To beat this Virus

Not just with a Vaccine,

For our bodies;

But to stir up our Faith,

Deepen our Love,

And hold Firm to Hope

Because this Virus,

Wants not only our bodies

But also our souls.

But it can’t have them!

For we know that No Virus, no quarantine, no lockdown,

Can ever separate us from the Love of God

Because we believe that all things,

Not just some things,

work out for the Good,

For those who love God. Rom. 8:28

God Bless