The Gospel According to Mark – 2017.12.03
Mindfulness, and the Way
He
calls us to diligence and mindfulness, to perpetual and continuous
watchfulness.
That
is what it means to be in the way.
The
way of loving service is never ending, so long as we are engaged in it, we are
living in the garden.
Love
is love, hope is hope, and trust is trust…to live out the faith means being
faithful, to actively trust in the goodness, the mercy and the justice of God,
the creator of the universe.
To
live in a state of hope, requires only that would hope, that we extend the hope
we have for ourselves, for our friends, for our families, so that the same hope
covers the stranger in your midst, the person who owes you money, the person to
whom you are indebted, even your enemies.
To
be in love, you must be loving.
Stay
awake, be mindful, keep the lamp lit.
The
way is like a great river; it is flowing, flowing all the time.
Stay Awake
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Be on your
guard, stay awake, because you never know when the time will come. It is like a
man travelling abroad: he has gone from home, and left his servants in charge,
each with his own task; and he has told the doorkeeper to stay awake. So stay
awake, because you do not know when the master of the house is coming, evening,
midnight, cockcrow, dawn; if he comes unexpectedly, he must not find you
asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake!’
1st Sunday of Advent
