Much work lies ahead, but it is the sole path to a genuine experience of the Nativity of Our Lord. We are called to comprehend the gift of patience, for in God’s timing, everything unfolds according to His divine plan. While we may ardently desire swift change and accomplishment, true transformation occurs when we cooperate with God’s grace, serving our neighbors with fervor “in afflictions, hardships, and distress.” Thus, we become like those who are “sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, yet possessing everything.” (2 Cor. 6:4-10)