This Sunday At Peace
Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44
I'll say it every year: I love the shorter church seasons like Lent and Advent... a container with clear boundaries which sets an intention for us. This Sunday, we're entering Advent, a time of waiting and getting ready for the good thing to come.
Any of us who have been in the church world for more than a year or who have caught Linus's speech in the Charlie Brown Christmas Special know how this season of waiting ends in scripture: God's light being born among us in the world.
It's one thing to listen to a story of what has happened or what people once believed and find hope. It's another altogether to look at our right here, right now and decide that God's light flooding this world isn't just a thing we hope for, it is an inevitability that is right around the bend.
And yet, that is the invitation of Advent. We journey into this season as the days grow shorter and the very air more hostile, looking around at a world that feels just that bleak. But we're also on a quest. Week by week as we light candle by candle:
light it up.
The season. Our lives. This world:
light it up.
What a gift and grace to start this season with you. Peace to you!
Paula