God’s life is with us, and in us, and through us.
David and Mary get very similar messages from God through the prophet Nathan and the angel Gabriel in these readings for the fourth and final Sunday of Advent: God is with you exactly as you are, residing within you. David is hung up about needing a fancier place for the Holy of Holies to reside, and Mary is confused about just how the Son of God will find His way into her body. In both cases, the messengers remind them God is not worried about the trappings or the how. God needs their willingness – and ours – to be fully present to the world in and through His people. David and Mary allow God to be fully present within themselves, and then to spill out from them to others. God is dwelling within you. Allow yourself to marvel at His birth – again – in your heart so you can carry Christ into the world.
God made flesh, make your home in our hearts. Help us to
make space for the mystery of your life within us. Draw us into your presence in and for the world. Amen.
Taken from the CCCB – Reflection
