ADVENT SPEAKS OF A LONGING DEEP
Advent speaks of a longing deep,
A yearning that our hearts do keep.
In daily strife and tears we find,
A hope that heals our aching mind.
Incompleteness, and our daily grind,
Brings a closer peace we long to find.
Each tear we shed, each pain we bear,
Prepares our way with tender care.
Frustration teaches love and grace,
Each longing leads to a sacred place.
In every groan of our despair,
A prayer is born, a whispered care.
Preparing not with lights and cheer,
But with a heart that draws Him near.
To yearn, to pray, to deeply feel,
Creating inner space for Christ to heal.
This season calls us to expand,
Our hearts and minds to understand.
In every act, a womb is made,
Within which Christ’s birth will never fade.
By Medard Laz
This poem speaks to one of the quiet truths of Advent: waiting often exposes what we truly expect from God.
When prayers go unanswered, when outcomes do not change, when suffering lingers, disappointment naturally follows. Yet this poem invites us to see that moment not as failure, but as holy clarification.
Disappointment, here, becomes the gentle removal of illusions we did not even realize we were carrying. So often we approach Jesus with unspoken roles already assigned. We want Him to intervene on command, to restore order quickly, to reward the faithful and correct the unjust. When He refuses to perform according to those expectations, we feel let down.
But what falls away in that moment is not Jesus — it is the false version of Him we had constructed. And what remains is something deeper, sturdier, and far more faithful.
Advent is not about control. It is about an encounter. By letting go of the urge to manage outcomes, we become open to Jesus’ presence. The Savior revealed in Advent does not arrive to solve every problem instantly, but to dwell with us in the unresolved. He enters the world quietly, vulnerably, and without spectacle. He teaches patience. He reshapes desire. He works slowly, from the inside out.
This poem reminds us that truer faith is not built on fulfilled expectations, but on trust refined by waiting.
Jesus may not fix everything we wish He would, but He never leaves. And in that staying — in the teaching, the transforming, the accompanying — Advent reveals its deepest gift: a God who meets us not in illusion, but in truth.
How difficult is it for YOU to not manage outcomes and become open to Jesus’ presence?
“NORMAL” IS NOT COMING BACK. JESUS IS!
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