The word Advent means "arrival" or "coming".
Some say that ever since we've looked up at the starry skies, we've longed for the arrival of a holy Child to point us to a better future.
For Christians, Jesus the Christ comes not only to point the way, but we believe the Christ once said, "I am the way..." - a lovely play upon words. In the Hebrew Scriptures, God calls Godself, "I Am".
Perhaps Jesus the Christ was also saying, "God is the Way. There is a better Way, I will show you that Way. Come... this way. Don't be afraid. I will not leave you. As God sent angels to me when I was disoriented, so will I send them to orient and be with you".
Spend a moment now in silence and ask God to send an Angel to people and places experiencing disorientation, danger, disaster, despair, divorce, dis-ease, dying or death...
