As we are into the final week of Advent, we know it- if we listen- as the time of stillness, for quiet, for discernment. This week should be one in which we prepare ourselves for the mystery of the Incarnation, the miracle of Emmanuel- God-with-us.
As we consider the wonder of Mary in the expectation of her Child, we should slow down and ponder in our heart what is really happening, knowing that she is our hope of what is to come. She gives us courage to face the unknown.