A Word from the Priest-in-charge
There’s an old motto in the Boy Scouts: “Be prepared.”
So—are you prepared? You might answer, “Prepared for what?” Have you prepared for the holidays? Do you prepare meals? What about an emergency? Where my wife and I lived before coming to Virginia, the Red Cross told residents to be prepared for a blizzard. We needed candles, blankets, non-perishable food and water for 72 hours, and a number of items to help us get through the crisis. In Virginia, exchange hurricane or coastal storm for blizzard, and raingear from blankets, and preparations are the same. But how many of us are prepared for an emergency?
Maybe you are the person who gets all of the Christmas cards done, or the gifts purchased, or the party invitations out way ahead of time. Or you may be last-minute and thinking about gifts and food on Christmas Eve.
The same is true in spiritual life. Some people think about God only when they near the end of life. Others think about church when the kids are old enough to receive instruction in matters of faith. We don’t hear the words, “Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.” That’s not just back in time, or the paths for Christ. We must prepare the way for the Lord to become alive in our lives.
That’s what Advent is for: to prepare, to order, and to pray. I pray that you will prepare for the coming of the Lord into your life again, or maybe for the first time. Come to Trinity to start preparing for your eternal life.
In Christ,
John +
(The Rev.) John R. Throop, D.Min.
Priest-in-Charge
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