Friday Five: Rejoice!
Nativity by Dawn Eggenberger.
Mother Laura at Revgals says; Can you believe that in two days we'll be halfway through Advent? Gaudete Sunday: pink candle on the advent wreath, rose vestments for those who have them, concerts and pageants in many congregations. Time to rejoice!
Rejoice in the nearness of Christ's coming, yes, but also in the many gifts of the pregnant waiting time when the world (in the northern hemisphere, at least) spins ever deeper into sweet, fertile darkness.
What makes you rejoice about:
1. Waiting?
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There is something exciting about waiting, the anticipation of something new, something real but not quite tangible. Waiting is pregnant with hope and promise, and I fear it is something we all too easily loose in our fast paced noise filled lives. As I have said before I love Advent- and although this year it has been a struggle to find the space to celebrate waiting the search has been worth it.
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2. Darkness?
.
Much like waiting darkness is something of a lost blessing- darkness brings with it the chance to be, the opportunity to reflect, to stop, and although I love the sun I try to make the most of the blessing of darkness. One candle lit in a dark room has amazing impact, more than one hundred torches blazing on a summers day!
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3. Winter?
.
Walks on a frosty day- the sense of a world at rest, trees resting before producing new leaves, fields waiting for next seasons seeds... and days with an excuse not to go out, but to spend indoors with a good book!
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4. Advent?
.
Prayer, waiting, expectation- and the music- I love advent hymns- and although I know Let all mortal flesh is not strictly an advent hymn it is one that I love:
5. Jesus' coming?
.
That God should come amongst us in the form of a baby,
born to a poor family...
That God should choose vulnerability...
Warning the following clip contains scenes from the "Passion of the Christ"- and other clips that are difficult to look upon- but well worth the challenge- for we must change.... and we cannot take Easter out of Christmas...
.
Nativity by Dawn Eggenberger.
Mother Laura at Revgals says; Can you believe that in two days we'll be halfway through Advent? Gaudete Sunday: pink candle on the advent wreath, rose vestments for those who have them, concerts and pageants in many congregations. Time to rejoice!
Rejoice in the nearness of Christ's coming, yes, but also in the many gifts of the pregnant waiting time when the world (in the northern hemisphere, at least) spins ever deeper into sweet, fertile darkness.
What makes you rejoice about:
1. Waiting?
.
There is something exciting about waiting, the anticipation of something new, something real but not quite tangible. Waiting is pregnant with hope and promise, and I fear it is something we all too easily loose in our fast paced noise filled lives. As I have said before I love Advent- and although this year it has been a struggle to find the space to celebrate waiting the search has been worth it.
.
2. Darkness?
.
Much like waiting darkness is something of a lost blessing- darkness brings with it the chance to be, the opportunity to reflect, to stop, and although I love the sun I try to make the most of the blessing of darkness. One candle lit in a dark room has amazing impact, more than one hundred torches blazing on a summers day!
.
3. Winter?
.
Walks on a frosty day- the sense of a world at rest, trees resting before producing new leaves, fields waiting for next seasons seeds... and days with an excuse not to go out, but to spend indoors with a good book!
.
4. Advent?
.
Prayer, waiting, expectation- and the music- I love advent hymns- and although I know Let all mortal flesh is not strictly an advent hymn it is one that I love:
5. Jesus' coming?
.
That God should come amongst us in the form of a baby,
born to a poor family...
That God should choose vulnerability...
Warning the following clip contains scenes from the "Passion of the Christ"- and other clips that are difficult to look upon- but well worth the challenge- for we must change.... and we cannot take Easter out of Christmas...
.
