Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
Psalm 72:18 Each year during Advent, Christians around the world sing hymns, light candles, and share joy. There is a deep meaning in all of our lives thatwe are awakened to during this time of year.The sacred rituals and symbols hold much importance; and interaction with our fellow human beings provides an unspoken definition to the season, a quiet celebration of the glorious birth we are remembering. I made an accidental discovery of a quiet, wonderful secret of God. In the course of helping prepare my home church for Advent, I learned some in our congregation had been buying Christmas gifts for underprivileged children for the last several years. These folks, embodying the Spirit of Christ, were bringing joy into the lives of the church's youth without any recognition or anyone else in the church knowing about their generosity. They just wanted to bring joy into the lives of a few of God's children. The birth and life of Christ provides the soulful meaning of our Advent hymns and rituals—and the love we show to one another shares the wondrous heart of it all. - Beau Underwood Renewing God, we give you thanks for your wondrous gifts of love,mercy, and grace that we share to bring to life the heart of our hymns in every season. [Bagshaw, Open The Eyes of My Heart]
2 comments:
Reading these short stories the last week has been a godsend. I don't have a lot of time to read the Bible (as much as I want to), and with our kids and a home to manage, it leaves so little time to even breath! Buy, I take a few minutes in the monring or in the evening like tonight to just sit and read these little gems and listen to some prayer. A few days ago, I just discovred the music buton on this page. That was a treat. Merry Christmas.
I too enjoy these brief but messages filled writings. I live in the midwest and it has been horrible weather to travel anywhere. I found this site a few months ago and go to it every so often. I think this Advent series is so great. I hope you do the same for Lent, when that comes around.
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