“Although we know that Christ has not in fact left us since the Resurrection, we often experience his absence from a world that has not yet fully owned him and from lives not yet fully free from the hold of sin. During Advent, we pray for his promised return in the fullness of salvation, as the sun, never absent from the universe, returns at dawn after the long hours of night.” - Magnificat
Time is odd these days. But reminded always 🕊️ Of humbly being familiar of receiving Christ’s joy in the midst of suffering, whether my own or someone I know. But this is different and we all know it. Living your day, your responsibilities, goals you’re after, etc. while the world is suffering in a way no comprehension can be attained. Recognizing how close we are to war, but clinging to HOPE and PRAYER because that’s what we are called to do. God is our HOPE!
O Jesus, how happy I would be if I had been faithful, but alas, often in the evening I am sad because I feel I could have corresponded better with your graces. If I were more united to you, more charitable with my sisters, more humble and more mortified, I would feel less sorrow when I talk with you in prayer. And yet, O my God, very far from becoming discouraged at the sight of my miseries, I come to you with confidence, recalling that those who are well do not need a doctor but the sick do. I beg you, then, to cure me and to pardon me. I will keep in mind, Lord, that the soul to whom you have forgiven more should also love you more than the others! I offer you every beat of my heart as so many acts of love and reparation and I unite them to your infinite merits. I beg you, O my divine bridegroom, to be the restorer of my soul, to act in me despite my resistance; and lastly, I wish to have no other will but yours. Tomorrow, with the help of your grace, I will begin a new life in which each moment will be an act of love and renunciation.
I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship. Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans12:1-2