Dear fellow pilgrims on the way,

G. K. Chesterton wrote, in his book Orthodoxy:

A child kicks his legs rhythmically through excess, not absence, of life. Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, “Do it again”, and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning “Do it again” to the sun, and every evening “Do it again” to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately but has never gotten tired of making them. It may be that he has the eternal appetite of infancy.

The eternal appetite of infancy – wow, what a wonderful image for God! And I do believe that God makes every daisy, and every sunset, and every person and never tires of making us. God also never tires of coming to us.

We talk of the first and second Advent of Jesus (or the first and second “coming”), but in doing so might we miss the fact of the daily coming of the Holy One to us? The Church gives us an incredible gift each year before Christmas – the Season of Advent. And we are invited to watch … look … listen … pay attention … be quiet … stay awake and alert – and in doing so, we will certainly be aware of the daily coming of Jesus into the world, and into each of our lives.

Thankfully, God never tires of coming to us, and does so in the person of Jesus once again, at Christmas. May we, this Advent season and all through our lives, say to God, “Do it again, do it again.” Just be sure and be ready for what may happen next. Happy Advent, and God bless you!

Peace in Christ,

George+