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Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent

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Advent is a time for preparation and for waiting. Mary and Joseph were
waiting for the birth of Christ Jesus in Bethlehem. As we await Jesus'
Second Coming, what better way to prepare our hearts than to seek
forgiveness and reconciliation? 

Today's first reading lays out a beautiful story of how merciful
our God is. "You need not be ashamed of all your deeds, your
rebellious acts against me" (Zep 3:11). God is acknowledging
that He knows our failures; He knows that sometimes we stumble. But He
is there to help pick us back up, if only we ask for help. We must
prepare our hearts. Our Father in Heaven is calling us to Him, to let
Him cleanse us.

The Gospels have countless accounts of Jesus sitting and dining with
sinners, but He did not sin with them. Jesus accompanies us on our
journey, leading us out of darkness towards His Father's call.
At Catholic Charities, I cannot help but believe that we do something
similar, albeit imperfectly. Jesus was the perfect example of
leadership, and while we are sinners, we are still called to journey
with our brothers and sisters. We accompany those that are struggling
to help them out of poverty and give them the hope they need to
continue on. God has given us the strength and the gifts that we need
so that we can follow His Son's example and accompany our
brothers and sisters in Him, so that we all might hear the call
towards holiness.

Kimberly Phelan is the Parish Relations Associate at Catholic
Charities of Central Texas. She graduated from Texas A&M in
December of 2018, serves on the young adult leadership team for her
home parish, and is a member of her local CRS Chapter.




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