Do the Good That is Yours to Do

READ Luke 3:7-16 | Isaiah 58:9b-12

REFLECTION | Kayla Craig

Headline after headline, creation groans. Our world’s labor pains seem compounding and never-ending. In the overwhelm of daily responsibilities and the barrage of global crises, it’s easy to feel like anything we do or say is simply a drop in the ocean.

Yet, in this liturgical season of expectant hope, we must remember that the good we do in the world has ripple effects beyond what we can see. We are not the world’s saviors, but we move toward the One who invites us into the work and who labors alongside us.

Advent reminds us that Christ came into a world fraught with the very same issues of injustice and inequality that we face, and he did not turn away. Instead, he showed us a way forward: engaged action rooted in compassion.

We may think, “I’m just one person. What can I do?” Yet, as followers of Christ, we’re invited to consider a different question, one rooted in hope and action: “What is mine to do?”