Michael T. McRay

“The call of Advent is to practice putting down our desperate, human need for approval and fall in love with Jesus all over again, and to remember that nothing short of God’s love claims us. We are children of God, and that is enough.”
― Michael T. McRay, Keep Watch with Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers

“Christ the teacher, Christ the listener, when you were a child, the temple leaders listened to you. And you told us we must be like children to really understand what you taught. May we slow down and pay attention to the children around us and be open to what they have to teach. May we embody their curiosity and wonder, their play, their songs and friendships, their ability to stop and rest when they are tired, and their humility to be held by someone who loves them when they fall. Amen.”
― Michael T. McRay, Keep Watch with Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers