Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz 12/07/25 Waiting Well: Trust His Timing
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Dec 6, 2025 Explore the transformative power of waiting during Advent. Fr. Mike discusses how our impatience often leads to worry, stealing our joy. He offers practical tips to ease the burden of waiting, like focusing on the present moment. Trusting God's timing is essential; after all, Jesus' life exemplifies unshakeable faith. Personal stories of discernment and biblical examples like King David illustrate how surrendering worry can lead to profound peace. Ultimately, it's about entrusting our weaknesses to God and embracing hope.
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Waiting Reveals Our Weakness With Uncertainty
- Waiting is a season that exposes how poorly we handle uncertainty and unoccupied time.
- Fr. Mike Schmitz says Advent invites us to learn to wait well by replacing anxiety with trust.
Make Waiting Tolerable With Engagement
- Use transparency and small activities to shorten perceived waits.
- Fr. Mike Schmitz points to examples like Disney Easter eggs and Domino's tracker as practical fixes.
Worry Steals Today's Joy
- Worry shifts us out of the present into imagined worst-case futures and kills joy.
- Fr. Mike Schmitz notes that 91.4% of our worries never happen, so we pre-live pain.