Which way?

There can be a multitude of different ways of preparing for Christmas based on traditions, relationships and location. In a world where we become more familiar with how different cultures celebrate Christmas our minds and hearts are broadened to how this event affects so many people. We recognise that while it is formed around the birth of Jesus Christ how we prepare for that event depends upon our history, ethnicity and background. Against this reality, we are called to imagine how Jesus is present to us not lost in the midst of these different expressions. We are called to prepare a way in which he can speak to our own age and our own hearts.

The preparation seeks to balance both our prayerful attentiveness to the person of Jesus with how we seek to live out of that relationship in our daily lives. We are called to examine what we value and how His life draws us closer. We cannot just assume that this will happen by magic but rather through an openness to the life He seeks out for us. He seeks to discover us in our vulnerability and our need to centre our lives on God's fundamental call to love, honour and serve him. This time of preparation seeks to examine what we truly value and how we live out of this relationship in freedom. This is not just about writing goals and objectives but rather discovering the person we are called to be. As we sit this week maybe spend some time listening quietly for that still voice which brings meaning and hope to your heart. Seek to find that place where you can make room for Him in your own life and what He may be calling you to be present to in these days ahead.