December 1
by Yajaira Marmolejo
The season of Advent is traditionally a time of celebration, filled with joy and anticipation as we await the coming of the King. Yet, for many, it can also be a season of pain, where the sorrows of life do not pause but may even intensify. The longing for what we do not yet have—a child, a spouse, close friends, or a family—can feel
especially sharp. We look at our lives and see emptiness, a sense of lack that seems to grow more pronounced as we reflect on our deepest desires.
In Luke 6:20-26, Jesus reminds us that the Good News is exactly for these people. The Gospel is a message for the poor who have nothing, for the hungry whose desires are still unmet, for those who weep in their sorrow, for those burdened by suffering, and for the unloved and rejected. To be poor in the biblical sense is to experience profound deprivation—physical, emotional, and social. It is a life marked not just by want but by
rejection and despair. This is the poverty Jesus entered when He came to earth. Born in a borrowed stable, laid in a manger, and raised in a town from which “no good thing” came (John 1:46). He identified with those who have nothing and no one.
In His incarnation, Jesus embraced the fullness of human suffering. He experienced not only material lack but also rejection and sorrow, becoming “despised and rejected by men” (Isaiah 53:3). Yet, in His poverty, He offers us the riches of His Kingdom. Jesus brings hope to those who have nothing, offering them the greatest gift: Himself. This Advent, our hope is rooted in the truth that Jesus has already entered our sorrow and suffering. He has come to meet us in our poverty, and because of that, we are confident that He “will come again soon” (Rev. 22:20) to make all things new. “He will wipe every tear from [our] eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain” (Rev. 21:4), because we will finally be fully restored, filled with joy, and fully satisfied in the lover of our souls.
“Come, Lord Jesus!” (Rev. 22:20)
The season of Advent is traditionally a time of celebration, filled with joy and anticipation as we await the coming of the King. Yet, for many, it can also be a season of pain, where the sorrows of life do not pause but may even intensify. The longing for what we do not yet have—a child, a spouse, close friends, or a family—can feel
especially sharp. We look at our lives and see emptiness, a sense of lack that seems to grow more pronounced as we reflect on our deepest desires.
In Luke 6:20-26, Jesus reminds us that the Good News is exactly for these people. The Gospel is a message for the poor who have nothing, for the hungry whose desires are still unmet, for those who weep in their sorrow, for those burdened by suffering, and for the unloved and rejected. To be poor in the biblical sense is to experience profound deprivation—physical, emotional, and social. It is a life marked not just by want but by
rejection and despair. This is the poverty Jesus entered when He came to earth. Born in a borrowed stable, laid in a manger, and raised in a town from which “no good thing” came (John 1:46). He identified with those who have nothing and no one.
In His incarnation, Jesus embraced the fullness of human suffering. He experienced not only material lack but also rejection and sorrow, becoming “despised and rejected by men” (Isaiah 53:3). Yet, in His poverty, He offers us the riches of His Kingdom. Jesus brings hope to those who have nothing, offering them the greatest gift: Himself. This Advent, our hope is rooted in the truth that Jesus has already entered our sorrow and suffering. He has come to meet us in our poverty, and because of that, we are confident that He “will come again soon” (Rev. 22:20) to make all things new. “He will wipe every tear from [our] eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain” (Rev. 21:4), because we will finally be fully restored, filled with joy, and fully satisfied in the lover of our souls.
“Come, Lord Jesus!” (Rev. 22:20)