Can you believe it’s already the Third Sunday of Advent? We’re over half-way to Christmas! I for one haven't been as introspective as I had hoped planned. Quiet waiting and praying has been pulled into the general 'getting stuff done' of the every day and of the pre-Christmas time. Even in this unusual year, when holiday celebrations will be socially distant, there seems to be a lot to get done.
This week a couple of friends shared they are
feeling the weirdness of time in this season and esp. this COVID-tide. Even
more than usual, time seems to have a mind of its own. Sometimes a day lasts
forever and then suddenly you realize it’s the THIRD Sunday of Advent! It would
be no surprise to have something like the experience recorded in the Book of
Joshua: So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,
till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of
Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a
full day. (Joshua 10:13)
In fact, you probably have heard
that there will be a rare sight in the heavens on the Winter Solstice (Dec. 21).
The planets of Jupiter and Saturn will have one of the rare ‘Great Conjunctions’
and form what will appear to be the ‘Christmas Star’. They are in the southwestern
sky slightly after sunset, getting closer and closer all week. This is the first time in 800 years these 2 planets have appeared
close enough together in the sky to provide this phenomenon. The last time was
in 1226. Y
My thoughts and images from last week are here. Mostly the
words reminded me of scripture. What did you think of?
This week, each of the Advent Words is one of the
disciplines in the Way of Love. You may remember that I’ve done a couple series looking at the Way of Love on
this blog, including Advent 2018.
What will the Spirit say to you through this week’s words? I will try to remember to live into these 7 disciplines this week as I think about the words.
