The Wisdom of Advent – Learning to Wait Week 2: Love. At some point in our waiting process, it may help to let go of our need for answers. Perhaps now is a time to sit with the questions rather than demanding answers. Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen, the author of Kitchen Table Wisdom, said, “Perhaps… Continue reading Advent Week 2 – December 9, 2022
Advent Week 2 – December 8, 2022
The Wisdom of Advent – Learning to Wait Week 2: Love. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was imprisoned by the Nazis for two years and executed just weeks before the regime collapsed. He wrote these words in a letter to his finance while in prison in 1943, “I think we’re going to have an exceptionally good Christmas. The… Continue reading Advent Week 2 – December 8, 2022
Advent Week 2 – December 7, 2022
The Wisdom of Advent – Learning to Wait Week 2: Love. God may also be waiting for us. Waiting for us to accept His love. Or waiting for us to take the next step toward what we want so that we give him something he can work with. There is a story recounted in all… Continue reading Advent Week 2 – December 7, 2022
Advent Week 2 – December 6, 2022
The Wisdom of Advent – Learning to Wait Week 2: Love. Nouwen describes the relationship between Mary and Elizabeth as a model for the Christian community. This community provides support, celebration, and affirmation that help us continue the process of waiting for whatever God has started. Advent invites us to seek out others, on their… Continue reading Advent Week 2 – December 6, 2022
Advent Week 2 – December 5, 2022
The Wisdom of Advent – Learning to Wait Week 2: Love. Bonhoeffer offers this insight on God loving our humanity, “God becomes human, really human. While we endeavor to grow out of our humanity, to leave our human nature behind us, God becomes human, and we must recognize that God wants us also to become… Continue reading Advent Week 2 – December 5, 2022
Advent Week 2 – December 4, 2022
The Wisdom of Advent – Learning to Wait Week 2: Love. As we light the second purple candle in our Advent wreath, I’ll explore what Advent can teach us about how love can help us as we wait. When we’re in a season of waiting, it can feel like a lonely time. Even if we’re… Continue reading Advent Week 2 – December 4, 2022
Advent Week 1 – December 3, 2022
The Wisdom of Advent – Learning to Wait Week 1: Hope A Prayer for Hope & Faith in Our Waiting God, creator of all things, You understand what it feels like to wait. You see our impatience with the in-between space and our sometimes overwhelming desire to rush the process and get to where we… Continue reading Advent Week 1 – December 3, 2022
Advent Week 1 – December 2, 2022
The Wisdom of Advent – Learning to Wait Week 1: Hope Mary’s response to the angel who appeared at the Annunciation is a spectacular example of faith and trust. She was willing to let go of all her plans and hopes for her life and accept the very uncertain future that God offered. Nouwen describes… Continue reading Advent Week 1 – December 2, 2022
Advent Week 1 – December 1, 2022
The Wisdom of Advent – Learning to Wait Week 1: Hope Dietrich Bonhoeffer reminds us of the promise in Advent waiting. “Advent creates people, new people. We too are supposed to become new people in Advent. Look up, you whose gaze is fixed on this earth, who are spellbound by the little events and changes… Continue reading Advent Week 1 – December 1, 2022
Advent Week 1 – November 30, 2022
The Wisdom of Advent – Learning to Wait Week 1: Hope Thomas Merton says this about the person who has come upon the spiritual dark night, “If a man in this night lets his spirit get carried away with fear or impatience and anxiety, he will come to a standstill. He will twist and turn… Continue reading Advent Week 1 – November 30, 2022
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