How difficult it is to keep loyalty, the “I do”, when society, culture, costumes, seem to push us to say “No, I don’t”. Mary knows the problems that being pregnant can bring, when a man hasn’t been known yet. Al the same, she trusts and accepts God’s will.
Through this path of loyalty we sometimes need the others to help us not to give in, to keep firm. Mary has Joseph by her, who even knowing what traditions established, doesn’t denounce her and avoids Mary being lapidated. God had looked into Mary and had given her this mission, Joseph trusted her, even though he did not understand, he wanted to trust in her.
And this way in his dreams God lets him know and be a participant of the salvation mystery, the fair man, believes in God and trusts Mary.
Because of that the pregnancy can go on, because of this reason the fulfillment of the divine plan is
                        possible.

The same happens in every of us personal life. Loyalty, perseverance, many times, we need others, who apparently are absent, but with their words, their being there, their support, help us to go on saying “I do”.
Who doesn’t need, sometimes, in the darkness of the way, to be given some light? Who doesn’t need that somebody shows us a star, to be able to keep the way? Closing into ourselves is not good, self vocation is built and becomes reality in the necessary dialogue with our brothers and sisters.
Advent is also time to thank everybody, who in one or the other way, acts as an oasis in the middle of the desert times of our lives. People who simply help us to be what we are today, people who were aware and available, who transmit their joy, who cured our pains, who believed in our possibilities, who felt, loved or suffered by our sides, who accepted our mistakes, who hold us and gave us impulse.

P. Carlos Gómez O de M

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