I needed a break from the commercial part of the season...where the sacred and the secular collide and are crudely tangled for weeks, where good will towards men and generosity struggle with the ugly crassness of consumerism, and where the birth of love into the world is reduced to a rendition of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” in three-part harmony.
In this reflective space of Advent, I focus beyond the headlines to prepare me for this most beautiful celebration. Oh, Advent, I do love thee, where I begin to light the candles, feeling a warmth as a rekindling begins in my heart, my heart.
These candles are, but, a small light in the darkness. When the darkness is especially intense, it seems like that small light shines so much brighter. Advent emphasizes to me those smaller moments of light. Those small moments in life. The important little details.
So small and yet, I can begin to feel new possibilities. Sometimes I need a reminder. Yes. I can.
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(¸.•´ (¸.•' I can feel the love from here.
Let the sun shine in on your life
So the joy may touch your soul