In quietness and confidence is your strength. Isaiah 30:15.
Category: #AdventWord
#AdventWord #Tribes
Tribe. Such a double-edged sword. To be in? Warmth. Security. Companionship. To be out? It is by no means coincident that we say “out in the cold” when someone is rejected by the tribe. Tribal cooperation and alliances? Productive. Peace building. Tribal warfare? Brutal. Deadly. Destructive. How do the tribes we cherish define who is in and who is out? How do our tribes define and maintain their boundaries? Advent is a good time to think about it.
#AdventWord #Said
After death, a voicerises,The earthgroans,Thunderrumbles,Live, they say.Live. Live. Live.–BJK, 2010
#AdventWord #Again
Cycles. The universe is organized by and around cycles. For those of us who practice the Christian faith, today, November 30, 2025, is the beginning of two important cycles. The first and most obvious is the annual cycle of seasons that guide our worship: Advent, followed by Christmastide, and so on. But the annual cycle of the church year is part of a larger, 3-year cycle created by the “Revised Common Lectionary,” whereby we schedule readings from the Bible to make sure we cover the most important stuff every three years. Today is Advent 1 of Year A. Cycles. Things…
#AdventWord #Fruit
The Simple PathSilence is PrayerPrayer is FaithFaith is LoveLove is ServiceThe Fruit of Service is Peace–Mother Teresa–
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