RESILIANT PREPARATION
This past Thanksgiving was my first Thanksgiving that did not involve a plane trip in a very long time. I must confess that it is still a bit strange for me – being back home. The places are familiar, and yet my life is life is very different than anything I could have ever imagined it would be.
I didn’t really know what I wanted to be when I grew up – I considered all the normal boyhood careers: firefighting, astronaut – and since my father was/is an engineer – that was also a possibility.
Be Prepared is the scout motto and it has stayed with me ever since those early teenage days. It is also the motto of Advent in many respects. Today’s readings tell us to be prepared for surprises – we don’t know the hour or how God will come into our lives.