First Wednesday of Advent

12/2, First Wednesday of Advent

The Lord will come and he will not delay.

He will illumine what is hidden in darkness

and reveal himself to all the nations.

I cannot help but think of sin and Confession.  We all try to hide our sins.  We try to bury them in darkness.  Confession helps us to shed a light on them so we can deal with them.  And even if we do not want to, when it is our time to be judged, Christ will illumine those that have been hidden in darkness.  The answer is, first, to avoid sin as much as possible.  But since we are human and thus imperfect, the second answer is frequent Confession.  Then, with God's grace, the light will not burn as hot when we are called before the Lord.