For the past few years we have adopted the tradition of putting up a Jesse Tree in addition to our Christmas tree. I find that it really helps build a sense of anticipation as we await Christmas Day. Advent doesn’t officially start until Sunday, December 3 this year, but I am going to start my Jesse Tree today on December 1st. I hope you’ll follow along with me with a short reflection each day.
December 01: The Root of Jesse
Traditional Ornament: Tree Stump
Reading: Isaiah 11: 1-9
“But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom.” (Isaiah 11: 1)
God always has a plan. He had a plan for Jesse and his son, David, and He has a plan for us. As we wait this Advent season for the coming of the Christ child, we imagine how long God’s people waited for a Savior. It’s hard to wait, and sometimes that’s what God asks us to do, to wait, so that we will be ready when He sets His plan for us in motion.
© 2017 Catechist’s Aide
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