A major theme in Advent is the breaking of God into our world, as is described in today's Gospel reading.
The individuals listed in the opening verses of the passage wielded incredible power at the time but what's more powerful than any of them is St. John the Baptist who comes to proclaim the message of God's coming.
And like Father Hurlbert stated masterfully in his homily at Ascension Parish this weekend, those seemingly mighty people have become footnotes in history while the message St. John the Baptist proclaimed persists.
Indeed, God is still at work in our world, doing something mighty in us, making us righteous in His sight so we may be ready to welcome Him into our world. He is removing all the reproach of sin and everything that weighs us down and joyfully bringing us into something new. We will be filled with God's splendor as He makes a straight way for us back to Himself, Who loves us so greatly. We will be fully in His presence, and all the world will see Him for Who He is, in all His glory. This is the joy of the Nativity, even as we know it now.
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