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Reflect Advent is a season of waiting. The Lord is developing and preparing us through the waiting. Let’s thank Jesus for the season of joy and light ahead, and let’s thank the Lord for the miracles to come. Let’s wrap ...

In our personal lives and in our politics, let us strive to follow God’s way rather than our own self-interests. Let's put the common good—God’s realm of Shalom—ahead of power and politics.

For many people, self-compassion is an atrophied muscle. Yet how can we connect with others’ pain if we can’t open to our own?

Trust in the slow work of God. If we try to control our lives, we will never be at peace. Wait with openness and unclench your fists. Without grasping, receive fully what God has for you.

When the ache of our conscience reminds us that we are not right with God, may humility lead us to repentance.

Gazing upon crucifixes and murals was a common practice for centuries, especially before personal copies of the Scriptures existed. It might be helpful now to reclaim this practice.