During Advent we are called to be watchful and alert and to seek God—the risen Christ and the Holy Spirit—in the ordinary circumstances of our lives. All too often we humans are so preoccupied by the signs of evil and despair (e.g., the violence, hatred, and division that permeate our world) that we fail to see the signs of goodness and hope (e.g., God’s healing presence and love), mediated by people who live in communion with God and others. Our God is indeed a loving God who asks us to see with the eyes of faith, love with hearts of compassion, and act with a spirit of hope and trust in Divine forgiveness and justice; God asks us to be people of forgiveness, love, compassion, and justice. Through our Advent scriptural prayer, may we become more attentive to God’s Spirit in the world and renew our commitment to live in such a way that we become a sacramental people who mediate Christ’s peace, hope, healing, and unity in a divided world!