Instead, on this day of celebrating this time of waiting, I feel like I have no time to wait. At our Advent Service this evening our congregation took the time to sit quietly in prayer and reflection, knowing that this can be a rare occasion in this month. How true! As a Church we wait - but it is the busiest waiting possible. Places to go, plans to make, people to see, money to be spent. In the case of my fellow students and I, papers and reading and assignments and group projects to be completed. Bad Chicago weather to navigate. The time slips away, and only at 10:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sundays (or whatever your designated church times) do we "wait" for the Christ-child.
Not that I expect many to read this and start a revolution, but I wonder: what would it take to convince our world to practice the WAIT?
Could we prepare our hearts instead of our holiday (not even CHRISTmas) decorations?
Could we celebrate the Word instead of the sales at Target?
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Let all mortal flesh keep silence,
and with fear and trembling stand;
ponder nothing earthly-minded,
for with blessing in his hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth,
our full homage to demand.
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In other happy news, this First Sunday of Adventbegan with a fabulous breakfast at Tre Kroner
with Melanie, Emily, and Ben (the photographer).
Yay for visitors from the northlands!
2 comments:
Beautifully spoken, Megan! What a refreshing word from the Lord. My heart has already grown weary with the busyness of my life, of our world, of the expectations everywhere. Still, I have found when I am still and wait upon the Lord, when I create time and expand time for Him, there is MUCH to rejoice over - JESUS HAS DESTROYED SIN. The sin that was to ruin us, destroy us, ultimately kill us, has been pierced to a cross by a Righteous One.
It will be said on that day,
“Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us.
This is the Lord; we have waited for him;
let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
Isaiah 25:9
Oh, and can you teach me how to make a custom banner for blogspot? Thanks. ;) Maybe this weekend if we get a chance?
I am getting excited!! Actually, I've BEEN excited - to see you!!! Of all the people in the world I could have been crossed with, God chose you (and me for you) - how cool is that?!
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