Given at Chapel on the Green in New Haven on Dec. 9 @ 2 pm.
John the Baptist (repentance & Preparation) & St. Nicholas (wonder worker & gift giver)
“so devoted to serving God that the Spirit coursed through their lives unchecked, touching with grace all those they encountered”
Someone you may not have noticed is waiting,
longing for healing, for justice, for hope.
You only mean to be passing by,
but they see you.
And even if they don't know they are asking,
they are asking.
“Are you the one?”
Not necessarily the Messiah, but perhaps like the messengers of old
one to bring hope,
to be a light in the darkness.
There may be someone in some kind of prison
looking for some kind of encouragement,
someone longing for healing or appreciation or forgiveness.
Will you be the one, or should they wait for another?
There may be people of color who see a white person
and assume racism, until they see otherwise.
There may be a non-conforming person
who assumes you will judge them
unless you clearly don't.
Will you be the one to shine light in their darkness,
or are they to wait for another?
Sit still in the grace of God.
Let the light that is dawning for the world
dawn in you.
Let that light grow and radiate.
Bear it with you through the day.
You will meet someone who seeks grace,
who longs for a sign of hope.
And for them
you will be the one.
(Steve Garnaas-Holmes)
Today, this Advent, for those looking, may you and I be the one. Amen.
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