成人快手

A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop Sarah Mullally
Good Morning,

鈥淎nd all creation鈥檚 straining on tip-toe just to see, The sons of God, come into their own.鈥� The next few days are a time of great anticipation, as that line from the Christian music group Fisherfolk recalls.

How often do we see children straining on tip-toe to get the best view? To see the Christmas lights hanging across the high street or Father Christmas as they approach his grotto. Adults, so often loose that sense of anticipation and wonder seen in children at Christmas as they wait.

We don鈥檛 like to wait and maybe that is why we have lost that sense of anticipation. We are so used to shortening our waiting because we see so little value in it.

However, waiting is not a passive act. During pregnancy waiting is anything but inactive, it is nurturing; it is full of hope and has value in its own right.

As we wait to celebrate again Emmanuel - God with us - we wait for that day when we will see his kingdom come, in full hope, breaking into the present.

We see the face of hope in the work of those who will be running food banks and soup kitchens, not just at Christmas but throughout the year. We see hope in those providing shelter and housing not just at Christmas but all year round. We see hope in those who are welcoming refugees, not just in this season but throughout the year.

I invite you to pray with me that we will see the signs of hope in our midst as we 鈥榮train on tip-toe just to see, the sons of God, come into their own鈥�.

Amen

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