This is the first Sunday of Advent, Christmas only weeks away! What better time, with our hearts filled with gratitude, for us to renew our faith and embrace hope. The “Season of Lights” warms us especially this year, when last year was so quiet an isolated. We begin the season by looking to those qualities which bring us life and prepare us for the Christmas celebration.

“The word grace means “favor.” Why are you favored as a child of God? Simply because you are the activity of God expressing himself as you.”  ~ Eric Butterworth
Truly accepting and embodying this truth is the underlying impetus of our spiritual journey. The grand adventure of life is to be willing to trust that grace will accompany us every step of the way

It’s easy to affirm Divine Order when things work out the way WE planned! It’s a little more challenging when our plans go awry or if we can’t see a clear path forward. This does not mean Divine Order has abandoned us---quite the opposite. Faith is the engine that keeps our momentum focused, knowing that everything has its season. Divine Order is as constant as the phases of the moon, always at work even when it is not visible.