“It seemed like centuries of ache coursing through me. It blew through caverns in me I didn’t know were there. I gave in to it. I gave it space to wail itself out.” – Claire Dwyer
“Like Veruca Salt in the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, we figuratively (or occasionally literally in my case) belt out, ‘Don’t care how—I want it now!'”
“Advent is a time of “already but not yet.” The Kingdom of God has indeed broken into this world, in the person of Jesus Christ. He promises to come again with the fullness of justice – and he will. Meanwhile, we watch and wait. And wait. And wait.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
When God drives the Abandonment Bus, He is directing you to a better outcome. Just hold on. The Lord will take our idols, our understanding, our timing, our control, and He will make a way in the wilderness. “You shall know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruins and replanted that which was desolate.” (Ezekiel 36:36)
Christ’s delays are always to give a greater gift.
Waiting, when it is the will of God, is exactly where we are supposed to be – a lesson St. Elizabeth of the Trinity learned early. Claire Dwyer continues a series of reflections on this young saint.
When life feels unbearable, ‘wait’ is hardly what we want to hear. But often, that’s exactly what God wants us to do, Claire Dwyer shares.
Advent…Allowing Christ to Rest in Us On the First Sunday in Advent, all over the world – in Los Angeles, in Rome, in Tibet –
The Art of Waiting: A Retreat Guide for Advent The newest Retreat Guide from RC Spirituality, “The Art of Waiting: A Retreat Guide for Advent”
