Thursday, December 2, 2010
Advent Reflections
Recently our Presiding Bishop wrote in the Episcopal News Monthly, "We stand at the beginning of Advent and the season of expectation. It's not meant to be as penitential a season as Lent, but it is meant to help us slow down and pay attention." It's a good time to reflect on the season of Advent. What does Advent mean to you? In what ways is Advent similar to Lent? In what ways is it different from Lent? How do you make Advent a special time for you (like we try to do for Lent)?
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Advent means to me: Opportunity. Advent provides me an opportunity to "take inventory" of not only my spiritual life, but also my life. It also provides me "space" to look at my life & set realistic goals, goals that would enhance my life in Christ. Advent is similiar to Lent in that it emphasizes the importance of sacrifice. Mary, Joseph, & all those involved in the Nativity made sacrifices for God; & of course, Lent leads us down the path to Jesus making the ultimate sacrifice. I make Advent a special time by reflecting on the stations of the manager as well as on the Sunday collects.
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