John the Baptist calls the people of Israel to repentence and he announces that there is one to come after him who is mighty God and Prince of peace.
Many years have passed since that proclamation of the Baptist. We are the fortunate ones, of course. We know the "One" John prepared the way for: He is Christ, the Messiah, the utterly unique Savior of the world.
Perhaps we don't always follow Him quite as we could, but we do follow Him:
We worship Him at Mass
We receive His grace in Holy Communion
We receive His forgiveness in the Sacrament of Reconciliation
We are protected by living under the sign of His cross.
When you and I were baptized, we became not only God's children, but also God's messengers. When we were confirmed, we consciously accepted the mission of being God's ambassadors in this world (which can sometimes be quite dark).
There is no better time then these next two weeks to redouble our efforts at accomplishing that mission. God fills the air of Advent with special graces, but He needs us to be channels through which those graces can flow where they most need to: into the hearts that are far from Christ.
May God give us the courage and the wisdom to invite someone back to Him before this Holy Season ends.
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