Advent Waiting
During these days, I find myself in the midst of Advent
waiting -- waiting to hear good news, longing and hoping for good news. Again, it seems all we hear and read are
horrific stories of people’s inhumanity to other people. I keep asking myself, “How can a person do
that to another human being!” How can a
group of terrorists kill over 140 school children in Pakistan? How can …?
(The list goes on and on.) How do those individuals live with themselves?
During a meal conversation with a sister friend, we spoke
of so many sufferings we have witnessed over the past few months. Our conclusions, if you can even call them
that, were several. Violence begets
violence. Someone in the cycle needs to
stop and say no more -- no more violence, no more killing, no more hurting
another. Our faith tells us the deceased
are with the living God. Our hope leads
us to believe those left behind mourning their loved ones will find comfort in
one another and in our compassionate God who is ever loving and merciful. It is only when each of us can see the face
of God in each person we encounter that we will experience Emmanuel – God with
us. We wait, we pray, we hope, we long
for good news, we look for the face of God in each other.
Are you also waiting, hoping, longing for Good News?
Anne Sur, OP
East Dubuque, IL
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