ADVENT IN REVIEW
Well here in my part of the world, it is Christmas Eve, so the season of Advent is drawing to a close. There is always those last-minute things to be done on Christmas Eve. I know I can get caught up in the busyness of it all, that the opportunity to review my Advent slips past me.
It is now around 11pm and now I can spend this precious quiet time
considering this beautiful season of Advent.
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ADVENT WREATH |
THEMES OF ADVENT
Let us consider some of the themes of Advent- a season of
- hope
and joy and expectancy with a desire to be ready to meet Christ
- needing
to prepare the way for Lord- the building a highway in the desert places
for my God is essential to spiritual growth.
- opening
my heart to God and looking at my hindrances which prevent me from
receiving Christ with joy
- integrating-
putting my spirituality into action in my life during this season in
practical ways.
As I compare my previous Advents to this Advent, I feel that this Advent
has been different and that God has blessed it as I journeyed towards Him to
Bethlehem. I know that there are areas of the highway that still need more
work- I am a work in progress and my building a highway in the desert places of
my life is ongoing. I thank God that Advent is the start of the liturgical year
and that the themes of Advent which the Church encourages us to consider can be
carried into remaining liturgical seasons.
I hope that as you make your final preparations for Christmas, that you
too can review your Advent and take courage to continue the spiritual journey
as you pray from the heart 'Come Lord Jesus'.
May your Advent review fill you with hope, love, joy and peace as you
prepare the way for the Lord.
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