Ave Maria Mediations
Watch! Summon the nations, say to the peoples: see, our God and Savior is coming! Tell it, proclaim it; cry aloud! (from the Liturgy of the Hours )
The church reminds us of this with a four week period of preparation so that we can get ourselves ready to celebrate Christmas once more… The Lord is soon to arrive. If we are aware that our sight is clouded and that we don’t see clearly the radiance emanating from Bethlehem, from the infant Jesus, it is time to rid ourselves of whatever impairs our vision.
Now is the time for especially good examination of conscience and for a thorough interior purification which will benefit us to receive and to welcome that expected guest who is God. It is the moment to take note of the things that separate us from Him to loosen their hold and catch them from us. Our examination, then, must penetrate to the very roots of our actions and scrutinize deep down in our hearts the motions which inspire our actions.
From “In Conversation with God”
