For Christians today is the beginning of the Advent season -- the 24 days before Christmas. It is a quiet time, a time of hopeful anticipation.
When a person says "advent" the mental picture that comes to my mind is a night scene, a big, dark sky with lots of stars, a shepherd with his sheep -- it is quiet but there is a feeling in the air that "something" is going to happen.
I love the quiet reflection of the time, I love the feeling of growing anticipation and I love the feeling of gratitude that comes with knowing how blessed I am all because of that little baby in that hay.
Advent -- lighting the candles, building the creche, being thoughtful about how the birth of a little baby has such enormous impact on the whole world.
I love everything about it.
4 comments:
Lovely post.
Exactly, all because of that little baby in the hay. Beautiful, BB!
Granny Marigold -- Thank you
Pom Pom -- yep -- it's the reason for the season -- not to see how quickly you can kill yourself and your bank account shopping or decorating. That is why I love Advent because if you treat it as a quiet, introspective time, it changes everything.
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