Religion & Spirituality
In this Advent season, Jesus comes to us like a thief in the night, keeping us on our toes and stealing away the things that keep us asleep and covered up. Christ has shone in our hearts and lives and called us to be the light of the world. Yet we sometimes let our light grow dim, our worries, our possessions, the weight of the burdens we carry cover up and hide the light of Christ in us. Like a thief in the night, Jesus comes to steal everything that covers up the light of the world in us – our burdens, our worries, the possessions that possess us, the thoughts that contain us, the fear that inhibits our generosity of time and money, the disdain and prejudice that prevents us from encountering God in our neighbor who is different from us.