I have tried to note, ponder and pray the various themes of Advent's Lectionary readings over the past four weeks. Now, I assimilate that in a prayer.
I am compelled to push aside the discouragement of current events and embrace the theological - that the Messianic era has begun, that we are in the midst of a restoration, that "God's glory fills the earth!"
Holy Spirit,
Let's get ready.
Let's be Advent-ready.
Christ comes!
This is a time
to sync my life
with God's rule.
A time to confess.
Repent.
Bear good fruit.
Christ comes!
First emphasis:
Love God.
Followed by:
Care for the oppressed,
the hungry,
for foreigners.
Christ comes!
Over and over,
the Prophets
and Psalms admonish:
Pursue justice.
Pursue peace.
Christ comes!
For healing,
the poor
and poor in spirit.
For feeble hands
and wobbly knees.
Christ comes!
And miracles:
From elderly childbearing,
to a virgin birth,
with stars
and angels.
The intersection
of the Divine
and humanity.
Christ comes!
Exactly!
Our God
- in Jesus -
intervenes
to revive us,
to restore us,
to save us!
Christ comes
at Christmas!
Amen.
at Christmas!
Amen.
