Sunday Morning, November 29th, 2014 Advent begins today - m y favourite season of the church year. Today, we will light our first Advent candle. I share with you today a Celtic prayer for the first week of advent. Days of heavy clouds stifling the sunlight the world burdened by greyness and gloom Open our eyes, Lord, to the coming of your light. Lifting the burden of darkness from our lives Chillness that seeps deep into bones hearts and spirits rigid with frost-hardness souls wrapped up against coldness and loneliness. Open our souls, Lord, to the warmth of your coming Melting the hardness that keeps up from you And from each other Trees - branches bare against the steel skies stems crumpled under weight of frost - weight of snow last year’s leaves - blackened and slippery underfoot - nature oppressed by wintriness - yet resting - awaiting rebirth. Cherish our hearts, Lord, oppressed by wintriness Assure us of your coming, of your call to new life And because it is now Advent, listen to this, and start the season with joy and anticipation. I especially love the rams horn at the beginning, calling all of us to prepare. https://youtube/watch?v=kuUl522_8jQ
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 14:18:41 +0000
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