Rejoice Gift -Advent 15

Rejoice Gift- Advent 15

"Rejoice always, 

pray without ceasing,

 give thanks in all circumstances; 

for this is the will of God

 in Christ Jesus for you."

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Sometimes our days 

are set so that we just don't see 

anything worth rejoicing over, and

 can't imagine praying without stopping.

 On hard days it is certainly challenging

to give thanks.

We often get caught in time warp days,

unable to recall 

the good of the past, and

see the future with a cynical veil.

Oh, Lord, THIS Advent,

may my heart be focused 

on the redemption 

that this small baby brings,

 and that I am not caught 

in the boundaries of time.

Therefore,

let me look to the horizons of life,

 and REJOICE- 

even in the unknown.