December 1st
The Waiting that Prepares
"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come."
— Matthew 24:42
Lord who comes,
December begins. This month leads us toward Christmas, toward the celebration of Your coming among us. A time of waiting and preparation.
Teach me to wait. Not passively, but actively. To prepare my heart, to make room, to watch with hope.
May this month be for me a time of inner preparation. Of returning to You, of opening to Your presence. Come, Lord, do not delay.
Amen.
December begins. This month leads us toward Christmas, toward the celebration of Your coming among us. A time of waiting and preparation.
Teach me to wait. Not passively, but actively. To prepare my heart, to make room, to watch with hope.
May this month be for me a time of inner preparation. Of returning to You, of opening to Your presence. Come, Lord, do not delay.
Amen.
Reflection
How will you prepare your heart this December? What spiritual practice could you adopt?
For all those preparing to celebrate Christmas.