What Are You Expecting?

What Are You Expecting?

“Wow! It’s a great time of the year. It’s Advent. Jesus is coming, the Kingdom is unfolding, and we’re going to be with God forever!” My friend looked at me and said, “You must be crazy. Christmas is coming and my new pickup is supposed to be here. I can’t wait to go muddin’.” Sorta’ got me to wondering; What are we expecting in our Christian journey? Do we simply expect showers of worldly blessings or do we really expect to see “the goodness of God in the land of our living”?

Psalm 27 is a psalm of strong confidence and includes the words, “I believe that I shall see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living (Ps 27:13).” This is one of my favorite verses in the scripture. It speaks of the reality of God’s goodness now. We don’t have to wait.

I consider myself blessed to have seen God’s goodness in the land of my living most of my life and, it’s been through many of you. You, the people of God committed to God’s church and giving to support, You, the people of God, standing in uncompromising support of friends in need, You, the people of God, praying for those who are sick, You, the people of God, rising from life’s disappointments and rallying to

the needs of others, You, the people of God, singing, working, laughing, talking, living as witnesses in the midst of distractions.

What am I expecting this Christmas and beyond? … I expect to see the goodness of God in the land of the living and I expect to see it in you.

Merry Christ – Mass, Mike.