Monday the Third Week of Advent
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"But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever." -Psalm 52:8
Prayer
God of the journey,
you are present at our beginnings and our endings,
enfold us with your sheltering arms that we may dispel
the fear that infects the world with the love of your presence
in Christ the awaited one. Amen.
Reflection: DREAM
Listen. Can you hear it? Do you feel it? Do you perceive it? The world is shifting, moving, and changing. Right beneath our feet. God's dream is breaking, birthing, beginning anew right before our eyes. Look around you, look within you, the old way, the old you, the old things that have divided and disregarded and destroyed are falling away. The thin veneers that were held together with glue and a whole lot of duct tape are peeling away.
In this era of oppression and animosity, God dreams. God dreams of a time when all God's beloved children are seen, heard, and loved equally. God dreams of a time when divisions of race, class, and culture unite us as one. God dreams of a time when love is love is love! God dreams of a time when ALL God's children are simply beloved children of God. God invites us into that dream; God invites us to imagine a different world.
We need to be prophets, storytellers, and sages because our world needs us. We are called for this time to be co-dreamers with God, to follow Jesus in building a more just society. Advent is about joining God in dreaming. The question we must ask ourselves is are we willing to stand up for God's dream? Are we willing to be prophets and preachers for God's dream? Are we willing to come out and step out for God's dream?
Dream and then dare to do.
Action
Invest in a dream. Encourage a friend or loved one to risk following a dream that has been differed. Find out how you could support that dream.
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