Ahhh.... Advent :) This season fills me with so much joy! I get ecstatic thinking that my family will be together and we'll be able to finally laugh, talk, cook and do other wonderful family things together. But a majority of my joy should be on the celebration of Christ's Birthday!!! So how do I do this? PREPARE!
I'm not going to lie and say that there haven't been moments when I felt too busy, lazy, or tired to pick up my Bible, Saint book or journal. However, preparing for the Advent season doesn't have to have a negative connotation at all! Christ's love is wonderful, HAPPY and never boring! If our hearts are on fire, nothing will be hard work for us but pure joy!
So here's a way of bringing back that true sense of joy to Christ's coming... Baby Jesus! Not only is Christ in a little form adorable but super special too! It shows Christ's humble and patient love for us. So for this advent season I am going to try to focus on two wonderful qualities of baby Jesus and try to imitate them. Simplicity and dependence on Mary.
Simplicity- Simple acts of LOVE are truly pleasing to God! So are prayers of open and honest hearts talking to Jesus as if he were sitting in the chair beside us! It is our hearts that He wants, and it takes beautiful intentions, not big actions, to do that :)
Dependence on Mother Mary- Advent draws us close to Christ just as it draws us close to Our Lady :) Baby Christ was completely dependent on Mary and Joseph in his early childhood. As St. Bernard said, "If you follow her [Our Lady] you cannot wander from the road." So what are we waiting for? Mother Mary wants our prayers to help draw us to the heart of her most precious son!
Soooo that is how I am going to try to stay on the road of preparation this season (and hopefully you too!) :D
Ps. Delving into the Word should not be replaced by the things I mentioned :) I'm just mentioning 2 easy ways to bring back the sweetness to our acts of faith that require a bit more discipline!
God bless you all with peace and joy <3
Anna!! So wonderful to see you on here :) Beautiful ideas - simplicity and dependence on Our Mother - will definitely keep them in mind! :D
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ReplyDeleteOur Mother is the perfect example to imitate when awaiting Christ. Let us try and find the same joy that she had when awaiting Him!
Amen Anna, those were beautiful suggestions :)and I've never actually considered Baby Jesus' dependence on our Blessed Mother.. what humility.
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