Monday of the 3rd week of Advent

There is something wonderful to be said about the season of Advent. The Church in her wisdom provides us with this first season of the Christian church year, which leads up to Christmas. We continue on this Monday of the Third Week of Advent in our period of waiting the second coming of Christ.
The religious leaders who question Jesus about his authority are silenced…
The question of Jesus’ identity invades our Advent meditations. After all, just who is it that we await? Do we wait for a good man, even a holy man, who can tell us some interesting things about God? Or is the one we seek the Son of God who, as God, lives in our own flesh and blood?
Do we ever find ourselves caught in the dilemma similar to that of the religious leaders in today’s gospel? In other words, do we say we believe Jesus to be truly the Son of God, but live daily life as though that were not so? What difference will it make to me in my routine today to say that Jesus is the Son of God? Will I let him have “authority” over me, my schedule and my choices today?