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The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel. — Luke 1:80
Over and over I hear people say they are overwhelmed by all they have to do during Advent leading up to Christmas day. I understand their frustration, I’ve been there, but Advent is also a time to spend a little time in the wilderness — alone with one’s thoughts and prayers. I think I have told you about how my father, after everyone had gone to bed on Christmas eve, would pour himself an eggnog and simply sit with the lit Christmas tree lost in his thoughts and dreams. Now he is gone, but I find myself doing the same thing, enjoying the quiet and lost in my thoughts and dreams for the coming year. It is in moments of quiet and silence that we become stronger spiritually.
Jesus would go off into the mountains to talk to his Father. Apparently he also spent a great deal of time alone listening to God before he started his work, learning who he was and what he was to become.
No matter how hectic the season, it is important that each of us to find some quiet and alone time. That time is a way to listen to God’s plan for us and to learn about the hope the season brings.
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