Advent is less than two weeks away! Eegads- there is much to do, decorate, bake, prepare, write, address and stamp and gather which is all very ironic.
Irony stems from the fact that the season of Advent is supposed to be about, inspire, and call us to celebrate a time of waiting. Just waiting. Waiting. Waiting in expectation. Waiting with anticipation. Waiting with hope. Waiting with promise. But simply waiting.
So, why all the fuss? Why the busyness? Why the lengthy to-do lists?
For one thing our culture doesn't breed the practice of waiting. We want stuff and want it last week. Now. Now. Now. Immediate satisfaction and stimulation is the brand of our living and breathing today.
So, if you want to do something radical this Advent and want to join a revolution, or if you'd like to make a change in your life and our world- then join me in waiting. Stop. Sit. Wait.
Wait with all the busyness in the world. Wait with all the pain and sorrow. Wait with all the despair and hopelessness. Wait. Listen. Breathe.
We may just hear the still small voice... of Someone who has been waiting for us to slow down.
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Sometimes waiting is so hard. "Round lay the world, in sin and error pining, till He appeared and the soul felt its worth."
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