Be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. Do not complain about one another, that you may not be judged. Behold, the Judge is standing before the gates. (James 5:7-10)
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As kids, we used to say “Slow as Christmas” to describe how slow time passes. As adults time goes by lickety-split. This third Sunday of Advent invites us to be patient, and at the same time tells us the “Judge is at the gates.” That’s a formula for the mother of all stress. Maybe we need to breathe, light that third candle on the Advent Wreath, and try to be nicer to one another.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Sunday III, Advent, Gaudete Sunday
