Day 17: A Season for Exiles

Advent is a season for exiles.
It is a time of waiting,
a time of yearning for light
to dispel the darkness.
The Advent atmosphere is rooted
in the experience of exile
described in the Hebrew scriptures.
The people were far from their homeland.
The Messiah would light their way home.

Advent expresses this yearning
to return home to a secure place of peace.

Today: I long for peace to become stronger in me.

Source: May I Have This Dance?, pp. 184–185

This reflection from Anchors for the Soul: Daily Wisdom for Inspiration and Guidance by Joyce Rupp is reprinted with permission of the publisher, Ave Maria Press.
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