Quote for reflection (Sunday, December 12, 2021)

“We do get another chance! The Season of Advent gives the church the opportunity to begin again. Once more the full story of God’s grace is awaiting our discovery. Once more we shake off the failures and victories of the past, and we get a clean page on which to write the story of our companionship with God in Christ. Once more we get to listen and respond in faithfulness to the God who comes to us so humbly, intimately, and personally in the birth of Jesus.”

Norman Shawchuck and Rueben P. Job in A Guide to Prayer for All Who Seek God