"Bear fruit worthy of repentance. Do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our ancestor'." (Mtt 3: 8-9) How often do we commit the sin of presumption? We find any reason to excuse ourselves or blithely continue in our sinful ways taking God's love and mercy for granted? Advent is a season of repentance. We have an opportunity to take stock of the state of our relationships and spiritual condition. The more we respond to this challenge the greater our appreciation and experience of the joy in the Incarnation will be. The spiritual exercises we undertake assist in opening us up to God rather than in some way changing God's attitude towards us. If we take him for granted the loss is ours. St John the Baptist states: "He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." (Mtt 3: 11) The question is had I opened myself up to the Holy Spirit and let his power heal, integrate and revive my life or have I let the coals of faith grow cold?
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