Posted in holidays, observances on December 7th, 2007 8 Comments »
Mt. 24:36-44
Is. 11:1-10
A shoot rising from a stump - life springing from death. God is constantly breathing life into dead bones all around us. Part of the alertness and active longing we should be experiencing this season involves actively and intentionally watching for the dead stumps where God is springing forth life-giving shoots and join […]
Posted in holidays, observances on December 7th, 2007 1 Comment »
Is. 11:1-10
In the beginning we find the end and at the end we begin again. T.S. Eliot says something very similar.
What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
Advent, especially as we start the […]
Posted in holidays, observances on December 7th, 2007 No Comments »
Mt. 24:36-44
I’m enjoying reflecting on the second coming parallel this season. I think I had forgotten the importance of anticipating Christ’s return and restoration of all things. I was smacked in the face with this when a neighbor knocked on my door on Tuesday, bloody from head to toes. She had just been beaten […]
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