Today's Gospel: Luke 3:1-6L - Second Sunday of Advent John in today’s Gospel cries to us, “Make ready the way of the Lord.” As I struggle amid the chaos and overload of this season, his words challenge me to ask myself a pointed question: “Whose way am I making?” So many demanding voices are claiming a piece of me. Aunt Milly’s, as her recipe for fudge calls out to be made. My niece’s, as she wonders when we can do the cookie exchange and the sing-a-long. Our volunteer coordinator’s, begging for more help with the Giving Tree, and the website and box-store ads screaming for immediate pursuit. Not to mention those wordless, silent appeals: names of impossible-to buy-for guys on my shopping list, and Christmas cards stacking up unanswered. Too many voices in my life, in yours. Make ready the way of the Lord? I must find my quiet spot, hush the noise, and listen for that Voice which matters more than all others.

Ponder:

How and when and where will I spend time in quiet with the Lord today?

Pray:

Dear Jesus, silence the clamor. Slow me down. Help me sort through the clattering demands and hear Your still, small voice. Show me how to make ready Your way.
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