This is the second Sunday of Advent. We began with anticipation and hope on the first Sunday of Advent and we have moved on to love right from the beginning. So how is your love continuing and growing? Have you already found some ways to put your love into action? Far beyond how we feel, our love is about how we act. Especially meaningful are those acts of love that we do anonymously. Even in the family there may be tasks which we can do even before anyone knows they need to be done.
Sometimes it is the small acts of care and compassion which best express our love. A sincere compliment unexpectedly given may be the gift to someone who feels unappreciated in life. It is always good to express our love and gratitude verbally, but doing so by our actions has its own power. During this season of preparation for the birth of Jesus celebration, perhaps we could ask ourselves, “How can I express the love of God in a new way to celebrate Christmas?”
May this season help us to grow in our expression of the love of God to all those around us.