Even as we await the coming of the Lord Jesus, we are filled with great joy because of the greatness of what's coming.
We anticipate how the Earth will burst forth alive in fullness of new life when God comes, as well as the people. When John sends his disciples to ask Jesus if He's the One, He talks about how people will be made whole again, the blind, the deaf, and the lame, with good news proclaimed to the poor--this is a true sign of God's justice in the world.
That's why the people were filled with such great anticipation and went into the desert to see John the Baptist, because he was pointing the way to the Greater One.
This joy of anticipation sustains us as we wait for God to do His work, which is already underway in us, as we seek to be in harmony and stay steadfast in the midst of all troubles we face.
Lasting joy is that which truly sustains us.
I rejoice further on this occasion as I mark three years since Gaudete Sunday 2013, which inspired the launch of this Scripture reflection blog.
Gaude! Gaude!
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