An Advent Meditation:

MONDAY of the First Week
(Is 4:2-6; Mt 8:5-11)

Stop yourself from judging. A Roman centurion cared so much for his lowly servant that he went out of his way to seek Jesus. He risked being ridiculed by his peers. He was an "outsider," yet our Lord praised him extravagantly. When was the last time you went out of your way to seek Jesus in prayer and solitude?

Free me, Lord, from thinking I have all the answers