My brothers and sisters in Christ, I know not when Christ will come again, but I am getting ready. I want my lamp to be trimmed and burning, for He will appear when I least expect him; therefore, I will continue to watch and pray, I will continue to spread the good news of the Gospel of Christ, for until the Gospel is preached to all the world the end will not come. He was rejected at His first coming, but when He comes again every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that he is Lord. But until then, there are so many who have never heard the good news. There are so many who are spiritually hungry. Are we being faithful servants of God spreading the good news without fear or shame? Go, tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere that Jesus Christ is Lord!

Many ask, “Where is the Christ who will come again?” Many say,” We have heard the story from old, that Christ will come again”, and some continue to think of Christ’s second coming as just a story; but scripture reminds us that no one knows the day or the hour He will make His appearance, so we should watch and pray.

But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left. Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour. Matthew 24:36-44

Oh God, the fountain of love and wisdom and mercy, we come humbly before you with penitent hearts, because we have been weak and vile and sinful, we have followed too much the desires of our hearts, we have walked in our own willful way for far too long, and have been led further away from your truth. Bring us back Lord, take us back to Calvary, to the place where we could be awakened to all that you did for us so that we could have life and have live life abundantly. So, have thine own way Lord, we submit to you Lord to do as you see fit with us, do whatever it takes to open our hearts and prepare a home where you may abide.

My Advent wreath: A symbol of God’s unending love and mercy towards me.