What Did You Come To See?
As we enter the Third Week of Advent, and as we quickly approach Christmas, what is it that we really want? Amidst the busyness of buying presents, decorating the home, baking cookies, or making holiday arrangements, what is it that we really hope for this Christmas?
In the Gospel, Jesus asked the crowds three times "What or why did you go out to see?" Wherever we are in our lives, why is it that we are there? Is this where I want to be? Where is it that I really want to be? Sometimes we find ourselves lost and confused, and not really knowing what we want or what we should be doing. At the heart of that confusion is really perhaps a desire to belong. We want to belong to something or someone. Maybe we thought we will find that sense of belonging once we have found "the right job," "the right person," or "the right place." But once we have reached that point, then what? What were you looking for? What are you looking for? Who are you hoping to find?
Our confusion and sense of unfulfillment lies at the heart of not knowing Christ. This Advent, who or what have you come to see? We are in the Third Week of Advent already, but it is not too late. Christ came at the very first Christmas, but He also comes to us everyday. He wants to be known by us, and He wants to know you. He wants to have a relationship with you. Only a relationship with Christ will bring meaning to everything we do and say and even give meaning to the trials and sufferings we endure. The sense of belonging that we long for lies in Christ. Let Him bring that peace, joy, and love that your heart is burning to experience.
"What did you go out to see?"
In the Gospel, Jesus asked the crowds three times "What or why did you go out to see?" Wherever we are in our lives, why is it that we are there? Is this where I want to be? Where is it that I really want to be? Sometimes we find ourselves lost and confused, and not really knowing what we want or what we should be doing. At the heart of that confusion is really perhaps a desire to belong. We want to belong to something or someone. Maybe we thought we will find that sense of belonging once we have found "the right job," "the right person," or "the right place." But once we have reached that point, then what? What were you looking for? What are you looking for? Who are you hoping to find?
Our confusion and sense of unfulfillment lies at the heart of not knowing Christ. This Advent, who or what have you come to see? We are in the Third Week of Advent already, but it is not too late. Christ came at the very first Christmas, but He also comes to us everyday. He wants to be known by us, and He wants to know you. He wants to have a relationship with you. Only a relationship with Christ will bring meaning to everything we do and say and even give meaning to the trials and sufferings we endure. The sense of belonging that we long for lies in Christ. Let Him bring that peace, joy, and love that your heart is burning to experience.
"What did you go out to see?"
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