Contemplative blogger Brian Mitchell offers this reflection on the ever-present Christ:
The Christ Light animates everything inviting us to share in the ineffable divine Energy of Being, of Source, of God. Christ is that which speaks to the core of where we are headed as a human race, as a cosmos.
[Our Advent task] is affirming, unfolding and coming to know that the Christ lies, longing to be born, within each of us. Christ is in all of creation. Christ is in us. Christ is moving in us now. Remember Jesus saying: “The one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these”? And “I am the vine and you are the branches”? We are much, much bigger than we think we are…
The Second Coming is happening in every moment. So look and listen to this moment – to that still small voice within – but without clutching at it, without clinging to it. When we cling to any moment, to any outcome, we destroy our relatedness with God. Stay open and hope enters. Relax; be gentle with yourself; laugh; slow down – think slow, move slow; work rhythmically; do one thing at a time; stay away from dualistic, either/or thinking; don’t block the flow – the eternal flow of increasing consciousness. And, of course, meditate. Every day we will go a little bit further. Being open to support from the communion of saints, from our ancestors and from the angelic realm also helps.