We’re in Advent now, waiting. Waiting is hard. We’re not patient people. We want what we want and we want it now. But Advent is teaching us that waiting can be holy. That longing for something good, something true, something that really matters—that’s not wasted time.
Jesus came once, and we know that story. But we’re still waiting for him to come again, to make everything right, to finish the healing work. In the meantime, we get to be his hands and his heart. We get to show people what God’s love looks like while we’re waiting. That’s our work. That’s our calling. And it matters more than you probably know.
A reflection by Rev. MaryGean Cope