“And we begin again. Year One for Daily Office, Eucharistic Lectionary C. And the external and internal fight between our reality and the secular world’s reality. Out there it is already Christmas, and two weeks before the Nativity of our Lord, they think they are counting the Twelve Days of Christmas.”
“Poetry requires imagination. Brian Zahand says that poetry is the magic carpet of prophetic imagination.”
“After all, tomorrow is the first day the first Sunday in Advent, and we must be content with waiting for the Nativity of a small child will change the world.”
“Unlike many of the psalms that ask God for deliverance, or that call down punishments down upon the wicked, this psalm continuously pleads for the strength to resist wickedness in its many and varied forms.”
“Through her writings and her inspiration of those who have come after her in the Catholic Worker Movement, [Dorothy Day] continues to be a profound influence moving us all in the direction of the kingdom of heaven.”
“Yet we Episcopalians stubbornly push back against the headlong leap into Christmas for another full month, observing instead the subtle discipline of waiting, of anticipation and patience in the face of instant gratification.”
“When the world seems spiraling out of control and I fear for the future, God’s arms embrace me.”
“Jesus is our true Teacher. We know that Jesus teaches us the commandments of the new covenant, in him, and through the Cross. But perhaps we sometimes overlook what a good teacher he was and is.”
“During this time, it is most important to remember that everybody is doing the best they can. Sometimes our best is pretty good, sometimes it’s not. But everybody is doing the best they can under the load that they carry.”
“there’s an Advent calendar inside me with a proper number of candles lit for each week and my reading will help me keep on that path to not rush into what is coming.”