Our Surprising God: An Advent Reflection

"Indeed the Lord has come into the world, but he came in a way no one expected: as a vulnerable child; born of insignificant parents; humbly, in an unexpected place (a cave and a stable).

"If we want to experience the Lord coming into our lives today, our own particular history, we have to be open to him coming in the same way: in unexpected ways and through unexpected people."

... Venerable "Solanus was an unexpected instrument of God's grace. No one expected that a simple Capuchin friar answering the door, a simple priest, would be such a powerful instrument for God's grace, healing and power entering into the world. But then no one would have expected an insignificant virgin from Nazareth to be the mother of God who becomes flesh. Nor did anyone expect that the smelly shepherds on the outskirts of Bethlehem would be the first to announce the news of God become flesh."

Fr. Larry Webber, OFM Cap.

Director of the Solanus Casey Center

Detroit, MI

To read Fr. Larry's entire Advent Reflection, click here.To learn more about Venerable Solanus Casey, click here.