Daily Reading
Once upon a time... words inviting us into a world teeming with possibilities and the promise of true love. Children gravitate to these stories as their beliefs allow for the essential elements of these stories: good vs. evil, happy endings and forever after. As adults, we tend to veer away as life has taught us is that "happy ever after" eludes us in our suffering and pain. If we know anything, it is that we must keep our expectations low and our hearts guarded. Yet, the Advent season calls us to acknowledge those childlike longings within us and dares us to believe again. We are beckoned to open ourselves and step into the Christmas story for God incarnate is found in a manger. Once upon a time... "great is his steadfast love towards us."