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As
the days of advent dwindle down to
a precious few, a lot of good
things begin to happen.
Family & friends come
home from far-away places.
Old friends & relatives
gather and relive past stories.
There are places to go
and people to see, gifts are
given and received.
But
there is something more, the true
power of this season is its
ability to speak to the weary
heart of each of us, and to the
bruised and broken world which God
loves so much.
This season is about the
coming and making visable of God's
peace.
The way we receive God's
peace is important to each of us.
Our
Gospel tells us there are many
ways of receiving God's peace.
Many knew how to receive
God's gift.
"I am the maid servant
of the Lord.
Let it be done to me as you
say".
Mary is not interested in
advancing her career or in grand
designs.
God is going to do
something great.
God will make her a temple
of the word made flesh.
Mary is grace filled and at
peace because she allows God to
work through her.
And when God works through
us, there is a
peace
which the world cannot give or
take away.
Fr
Paul
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