As we come to the end of our Advent journey it is good to stop and ask ourselves: Are we still wandering in darkness, depending not on GOD, but on our own resources? Are we still longing for something better and wondering when it will come? Have we grown weary seeking a sign of what is to come?
When we prepare our hearts (the gate) to be opened by the Key (Jesus) we allow the King to enter and dwell with us (Emmanuel) and we are no longer in darkness, but dwell in The Light and like Mary become handmaids of the Lord.
O come, Thou Key of David, come
And open wide our heavenly home
Make safe the way that leads on high
And close the path to misery