This Advent Season, may we be empty vessels like the empty crib and receive our Lord with minds, bodies and souls, wide open ….. This Advent Season let [the Lord] enter your life. Welcome Him as a friend, with trust; He is life! Let His birth bring you rebirth! If up until now, you have kept Him at a distance, step forward. He will receive you with open arms. . . . If following Him seems difficult, don't be afraid, trust Him, be confident that He is close to you, He is with you and He will give you the peace you are looking for and the strength to live as He would have you do. Pope Francis