Advent Devotions Part 4 ~ December 23-29, 2024
Allow each line to hit you deeply.
Prayer of Saint Teresa of Avila
Let nothing disturb you.
Let nothing frighten you.
All things are passing away.
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things.
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.
Advent Devotions Part 3 ~ December 16-22, 2024
Thanks be to thee, O God,
That I have risen today.
I have risen to life,
I have risen to love.
Thanks be to thee, O God.
You have opened my eyes,
You have given me breath,
You have made me move.
Thanks be to thee, O God,
For you walk with me,
For I dwell in you,
And you dwell in me.
Thanks be to thee, O God,
For this day and my rising.
Written by David Adams
Advent Devotions Part 2 ~ December 9-15, 2024
PARADOX
Poem and Meditation by Michele Harris
Sometimes
The chasm
Of God’s extremes
Wells up
In the corner
Of my eyes
And swells
For
A
Long
Time
Before
The tear
Falls
And reabsorbs
Into
My skin
Lord, sometimes your incomprehensible mystery and power split our hearts with elemental force. You stand in the tension between these two extremes of blessing and loss. Just as you wept at the grave of Lazarus while holding the power of his resurrection in your hands.
The war between spiritual barrenness and fruitfulness in any season of our lives is decided by our answer to the Lord’s question: Who do you say I am? Matt 16:15b
Advent Devotions ~ December 2-8, 2024
Awaken me to your presence,
Alert me to your love,
Affirm me in your peace.
Open to me your way,
Reveal to me your joy,
Enfold me in your light.
For my heart is ready,
Lord, my heart is ready.
Written by David Adams