Draw Near

During Advent we make an effort to draw nearer to Jesus by thinking and praying over his coming as foretold by the prophets and described by Matthew and Luke. We rarely think of Jesus as yearning to draw close to us because of the good he sees in us that we do not see. He sees in us the ideal person, the person we can be, the person he would have us to be. He longs for us to be true to the vision he has of us, and suffers pain when we deviate from it. Do we see Jesus as such a friend, as the friend who wants the best for us, gives us the hints and helps to achieve it, and nudges us along the path to it? This is the friend we long to see, whose coming we anticipate: the friend who longs for us to accept his friendship, his plan, and his love. May we allow him to draw closer to us this Advent, by listening...listening to Isaiah, Paul and the Evangelists, listening to what our daily circumstances teach us, and listening to him in the quiet of our Advent prayer.
Bro. Rene
I will be visiting my friend Bill in Bal Harbour, Florida for the weekend and cannot insure a daily slice of bread. I'll do my best.