December 1st 2024, (1 Sunday Advent C)
Brothers and sisters,
here opens in front of us today this time of advent. It is a beautiful time in which we are all called to wait for the coming of the Lord. Both the Old Testament and the new announce to us the coming of Christ. This coming is foreshadowed in the first reading by “the just shoot” that shall spring out from the house of David. Also, Christ tells us that his coming will be preceded by terrifying signs where all our human securities will be shaken and put into doubt. Christ tells us not to be scared when these things happen but to stand erect because the “Son of Man” the “just shoot” is close at hand and is riding on the clouds of heaven. Christ tells us to wait for him for his coming. Christ wants to come in that hour to save us, but he calls each one of us and the Church in this particular time to be vigilant and to awaken our hope. To live this time of advent with this tension, this is what the Church is calling us to do to believe that Christ truly comes. Especially when we face a tribulation, or a suffering and we are terrified it's exactly when Christ comes with power and glory to give us faith and eternal life.