Second Sunday of Advent, December 9th, 2018

Second Sunday of Advent, December 9th, 2018

In my role as a counselor working with youth, I always tell my students to keep their eye on the goal.  In other words, by keeping your eye on the goal you keep moving forward . . . you keep moving ahead.  To me, at least, this is common sense.  A goal gives us something to focus on.  It helps us to move in the right direction.  If we don't keep moving forward toward our goal, what do we do?  We either go left or right . . . we go around in circles . . .  we go backward.  In essence, this is what Advent achieves for us:  it helps us to look forward to Christmas and the Birth of the Christ-Child.  This is why we hear the following passage from St. Luke:  "AND there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken"  (St. Luke 21:25 ff)  Some people get more caught up in the signs than they do what the signs point to.  Are we more interested in the signs or are we more interested in what the signs show us?  As Christians, our goal is Christ.  As devout, committed Christians, we are called to be more Christ-like.  As Christians, we are called to bring Christ to the world.   At this time of the year, there is a lot of emphasis on "gifts."  We give gifts to our loved ones, our friends, our neighbors . . . .  The kids go tell Santa Claus what they want to receive at Christmas time.  All of this is fine, without a doubt.  But we always have to remember that God gave us the most wonderful gift imaginable when He gave us the Gift of His Son.  When Christ was born as a small, innocent baby, He gave the world Hope.  But more than that, God gave us the gift of Salvation which is won through Christ dying on the Cross and rising from the Tomb.  This gift of Salvation is freely offered but we have to accept this gift by keeping our eye on Christ and living the way that He would have us live.   Keep your eye on Christ.  Keep Him as your goal in life.  Always move closer and closer to Him and keep Him close to you.

Join us as we listen to the Word of God found in the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.  Join us as we join together as God's family and worship Our Heavenly Father.  Join us as we come to the altar to be fed the Precious Body and Blood at Communion time.  And, finally, please stay after Mass for some fellowship at our coffee hour.

St. Margaret Anglican Church worships at the beautiful Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.  Mass begins at 9:30 AM.