Saint Columba’s Newsletter Gospel Reflection 15 th December 2019, 3 rd Sunday of Advent, Year A ST COLUMBA’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, CHESHAM www.stcolumbas.church Parish Secretary: 01494 785269 - [email protected]Weds and Thurs 9-12.30 pm. Please telephone or email to check availability at all other times 0 Fr Alessandro Reno Matthew 11:2-11 Are you the one who is to come? Isn't this the question we all ask ourselves? Our faith is often filled with uncertainty, fear... How to recognize the presence of Christ in our lives? Is there a sign to discover He is really my Saviour? Unanswered questions that create expectations... And expecting something can be very tiring, even making us sad people... With all the difficulties in the world, we can easily wonder if the coming of Jesus has had much impact. The Church understands our weariness. Today it offers us encouragement by naming the Third Sunday of Advent "Gaudete", that means, "Rejoice". This comes from today's entrance antiphon from Philippians 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always". James in his Letter also seeks to encourage us who are weary while in expectation, when he tells us: "Be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord" and "Make your hearts firm, because the coming of the Lord is at hand". The ways that our lives reflect the Gospel message speaks volumes to the world about the ways the Lord is here now in our lives. In the most personal way, we can be contagious in our rejoicing this day in our Advent expectation, be encouraging each other with our joy, because "God loves a cheerful giver". Most of all, work on finding encouragement through cheerful people. Let their cheerfulness be contagious to you. In doing so, be contagious by helping God to love that cheerful giver who gives to you.
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