The Rector writes
Dear sisters and brothers,
Our time of watching and waiting is almost at an end, our expectant hope is
almost here.
But not quite yet.
We still have a final Sunday to wait, to wait with the Archangel Gabriel, to wait
upon the answer of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to wait to hear her say:
'Yes.'
The 'yes' by which our salvation was able to enter into the world, and to take on flesh in her womb. For the miracle we wait for at Christmas is not a far-off
story, or a tale we tell ourselves. It is the truth of God, who chose to come
among us, to live a fully human life, and to call all of humanity to himself.
As we prepare to meet God Incarnate this Christmas, stand with the Archangel
Gabriel, wait to hear the 'yes' of Mary, and make that 'yes' your own, for like
Mary we too are called to carry Christ within the world.
Prepare a place within your heart to meet him, prepare a space within yourself
so you are able to give birth to God within your life, the God who desires to be
with us, until the end of the age.
Maranatha. Come, Lord Jesus.
Finally, as we await the Christ Child, I, Deacon Carolyn and all at St Wilfrid's and
the Presentation wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
With all blessings,
Fr Edward
