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When was the last time you visited an art gallery or museum and wandered about, enjoying the paintings and sculptures?
Perhaps looking at a seascape reminded you of a special vacation at the beach. Or peering at a depiction of ancient Rome made you wonder what it must have been like to have lived there two thousand years ago. It’s as if you had stepped into a different place or a different time.
The season of Advent is kind of like a trip to a museum. Over the next four weeks, we will encounter image after image that depicts Jesus and God’s plan of salvation: the Annunciation to Mary, the dreams of Joseph, the birth of John the Baptist, and of course the manger scene with the shepherds, the angels, the animals, and the infant Jesus.
There is a sense that Advent is not just a collection of events to remember; it is a series of…
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I can only imagine the excitement, the concerns and the care that Luke must have taken to ensure that the truth of the gospel would be passed on accurately for all generations to come. Come Holy Spirt, fill me with the grace to listen and learn from St. Luke’s gospel as I prepare myself to receive Jesus during this Advent Season. May the peace of Christ be with our service men and woman and all who are asking for the Lord’s help!