Why God Allows Suffering
Childlike Wonder
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A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:
As a child I could hardly wait until Christmas morning to see if Santa left what he and I had "specially" discussed.
Sometimes my longed-for gift would be waiting under the tree, but not always. Yet Christmases were never a disappointment as there was always another reason to look ahead with excitement to Christmas Day. Even my most treasured gift would be forgotten as my Dad would take the Holy Bible off the shelf and bring it to the dinner table. Instead of the usual grace prayer, He'd read the story of the little child who was born under a star in a manger just for me.
Jesus reminds us in today's Gospel that as adults we must again become like little children if we're to see what the eyes of the "blessed" see - that which the Father wishes to reveal to us, "You have revealed them to the childlike." (Luke 10:21)
In this Advent season, may we prepare ourselves to let the Little Child Jesus reign as the forefront of all of our celebrations, so that the mystery of Christmas may be fulfilled in us.
Elizabeth
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About the Author
Elizabeth Tichvon is a Catholic writer and Consecrated Marian Catechist under the Direction of His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke. Always faithful to the Magisterium, she spreads and defends the Catholic faith as a true witness of Christ, confessing the name of Jesus boldly, never ashamed of the Cross.
Elizabeth became aware of the need for the New Evangelization while in the two years of her formation as a Marian Catechist and wrote over 200 published meditations on Sacred Scripture from the daily Liturgy of the Word for various Catholic websites, and following Jesus' example, now teaches through her own parables so that by sharing her stories through social media, might bring others closer to the heart of Christ. She is currently a regular columnist at Catholic365 and as a Marian Catechist, her spiritual life is the foundation of her writing.
She completed UCLA's Graduate Program With Honors and worked as a Paralegal for 32 years before retiring from Chrysler's Office of the General Counsel in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
