A recurring line from a TV commercial caught my attention. Repeatedly, we are asked, “What’s strong with you?” Not wanting any viewer to miss the query, the line is printed several times across the screen.

Upon reflection, I decided to adopt this line as my focus this Advent. What insights might I gain if I sat with the question,

“WHAT’S STRONG WITH ME?”

How might my experience of Advent change if I stopped asking “What’s wrong with me?” and started to ask, ‘What’s Strong with me?’ Placing the focus on my inner strengths and the graces given to me by the sacred strength Giver. How might this shift in perspective open my heart to new graces? What might I discover about what buoys up my spirit? What messengers of new strength might I identify as the ones who bring tidings of good news and encouragement into my daily life? Who in my circle of interactions might I find an opportunity to thank for their recurring strength?

During this season of Advent, I challenge you to join me in reflecting upon your own life and asking,

What’s strong with you?

Sister Nancy Wales, csj

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“WHAT’S STRONG WITH ME?”

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada is situated on the Traditional Territories of:

the Mississauga Anishinaabeg adjacent to Haudenosaunee Territory and in the territory covered by the Williams Treaty, and Rice Lake Purchase Treaty 20

the Algonquin Anishnaabeg in the area covered by the Rideau Purchase or Treaty 27 and 27 ¼

the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and, the Lenape in the territory covered by Treaty 6 and Treaty 2 and,