{UAH} Advent Day 16 - Abraham's Expectation

Advent Day 16 - Abraham's Expectation From the beginning to end of Scripture we discover stories of people who are compelled to wait. The patriarch Abraham received the promise that he would become, despite his old age, the father of a son and through that son the father of descendants more numerous than the stars in the night sky. But the fulfillment of that promise took a long time. Through many years, as he and his wife grew older and older, as the likelihood of their parenthood became increasingly remote, Abraham waited. Did he doubt? Did he wonder whether he had misconstrued the divine promise? Did he waver in his faith? Did he endure the taunts of his enemies and the pitying glances of his friends? Probably. But he waited, and in time the promise came true. The season of Advent reminds us that God sometimes completes his will only after a long period of time. So, like Abraham, we wait. "God sometimes completes his will only after a long period of time." - Father Robert Barron

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