2nd Sunday of Advent: Staying in the Desert

One of the famous images for the spiritual life is that of the desert, which is an important theme throughout the Scripture. Why the desert, however? It seems an unlikely place for God to come and manifest Himself. The answer has to do with God's original dwelling with his people in the opposite of the desert: In the Garden. There the man and woman were fully provided for, but through their sin they rejected their Provident Father and exiled themselves from the Garden. Now they will have to work and toil for what they need, and the desert will be the place where they recognize their need, cry out to God, and He will hear them from the desert. What is the desert of our life? Do we feel our need for God there? If yes, good. Let's prepare a way in the desert this Advent for God to enter in...

• Likes
• Download150
• Share