Rest.
Rest. It’s ok to rest! In fact, it’s a law of growth, whether in nature or in our bodies’ health, that rest is an essential component for recovery.
In the quiet soil, life grows. And in the quiet soil of Advent, we’re asked to stay and wait a little longer, allowing Christ to take root and grow in us.
Mary waited and trusted in the Lord, and when it came time to act, as we hear in the reading this Sunday, she acted in haste, not delaying in visiting her cousin Elizabeth who would bear John the Baptist.
While it’s tempting to cram in every last-minute item for the Christmas feast this week, it's important to find time to be still and meditate on this great mystery that God became man.
Rest. And let God do the work.