“Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life.”

                               ~Simone Weil

For Reflection:

Why do you think this is so? How is the spiritual life demonstrated in the excerpt from “A Woman Wrapped in Silence”. Note the phrase from today’s quote, “waiting patiently in expectation”. How does Mary demonstrate this in the excerpt? To what extent has my current Advent been marked by “patient expectation”? In addition to the coming of the Christ Child, is there something else for which I have been waiting? What is it? How can this “advent” be a time of spiritual growth for me as I wait?

OR for Audio 4 CD SET Click Here: "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for; the conviction of things not seen."    Hebrews 11:1

With these words, the writer of the epistle to the Hebrews reminds the faithful of their heritage.  One after the other, he recounts the stories of men and women who persevered, often in times of unbearable tragedy, confident that they would one day be rewarded for remaining faithful to the truth.  Even in the face of martyrdom, they did not falter:  they knew something better was in store for them.