Occupy our Calendars Occupy our Calendars Walter Brueggamann From Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth. Our times are in your hands: But we count our times for us: we count our days and fill them with us; we count our weeks and fill them with our busyness: weContinue reading “How quickly we fill this season of Advent with our to do lists”
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Advent is like the hush in a theater just before the curtain rises. F. Buechner
“What is coming upon the world is the Light of the World. It is Christ. That is the comfort of it. The challenge of it is that it has not come yet. Only the hope for it has come, only the longing for it. In the meantime we are in the dark, and the dark,Continue reading “Advent is like the hush in a theater just before the curtain rises. F. Buechner”
Praying for one another
While we may not be able to meet in person, praying for one another is a gift we can extend and so we invite you to use the contact page to get in touch and let us know how we can be praying for you and the people you share God’s word with. This isContinue reading “Praying for one another”
The grace and the impatience to wait. (1994)
Advent Prayer by Walter Brueggemann from his book Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth In our secret yearnings we wait for your coming, and in our grinding despair we doubt that you will. And in this privileged place we are surrounded by witnesses who yearn more than do we andContinue reading “The grace and the impatience to wait. (1994)”
The Piano Guys – O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Take 5 minutes to sit, to wait, to listen and remember who we are waiting for this Advent. Christ is coming back, not as a babe in a manger but as Christ the King, Saviour of the world.