Come & Share an Advent Meditation with me.....
This coming Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent. I'm wondering if you would share an Advent Meditation with me over the next few weeks? I don't know about you, but I have found the last few weeks to be stressful, and my soul is in need of a long drink from the Fountain of Life. I received a booklet from Renovare called "God with Us", an Advent devotional. In my quest for refreshment for my soul, I have begun reading and pondering the thoughts in it. I find that my darkened mind is beginning to experience some of the Light spoken of there. The little book uses the format provided by the Advent Wreath tradition. Each Sunday morning for the 4 weeks prior to Christmas, a candle is lit. Each candle represents one aspect of the Advent season, encouraging us to 'wait' for the birth of Jesus in that light. The first candle of the Advent Wreath is the Hope Candle. Israel had been promised a Messiah--a deliverer--who would set them free and restore their n