tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927610881947456372.post9111110026640302765..comments2023-05-21T02:21:31.695-07:00Comments on Christin's Words From Sunshine Hill: THOUGHTS ABOUT ADVENTChristin Lore Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02076721419707983985noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927610881947456372.post-9601123703946456772009-12-11T07:23:15.439-08:002009-12-11T07:23:15.439-08:00Ah my dears! These words contain such power and be...Ah my dears! These words contain such power and beauty, each should be in your own blogs. I hope you paste them in there!!!Christin Lore Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02076721419707983985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927610881947456372.post-70646096965632955312009-12-08T07:26:54.938-08:002009-12-08T07:26:54.938-08:00How I have enjoyed your blog entries, always, but ...How I have enjoyed your blog entries, always, but especially over the past month with your thoughts on Advent! <br /><br />One of the beauties of living in the northwoods is the longer nights and later dawn as we draw near to the birthday of the Son at Christmas, and the Sun at Solstice. (My youngest sister Terri calls this time of year from All Hallows/All Saint's Day to Epiphany The Time Of Holy Darkness)At this time of the year I enjoy the solitude of this time of singing darkness, spend time with my thoughts, am aware of my inner life. This morning as I sat with my coffee watching the morning break over the slight ridge to the east I was struck by the color and the awareness that in dawn, we are presented with the colors of Advent nearly every morning of the year! Purple, pink, followed by bright white light, surrounded by the evergreen of pines, it's all there in the morning sky over Lake of the Woods County! We are familiar with the quote "Let us keep Christmas in our hearts all year!" But perhaps it truely should be "Let us keep ADVENT in our hearts all year". Let us keep the hope of Advent always in our hearts, a candle of hope always present, always glimmering when we look inside, sometimes only a "dimly burning wick" that draws us forward when times in our lives seem the darkest! <br /><br />I too saw that Hallmark movie and enjoyed it very much and was cheered to see that Christmas came home forever. It bothers me (and my husband) that people start taking down all the lights and "putting away Christmas" on the 26th when the season of Christmas is just begun! Our tree stays up year round, moved from the living room to either my office upstairs or a corner on our front porch where we can light it when we need to be reminded of hope. <br /><br />Macrina Wiederkehr wrote:<br />"I am the one for whom God waits!<br />I am awating the One who is awaiting me!<br /><br />Embrace the season of winter with hope. it is a good teacher. it will lead you to your inmost depths where God is comtemplating you." <br /><br />Blessings of light to you dear Christin!Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01272330462479906362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927610881947456372.post-74489460317698563072009-12-03T16:12:45.432-08:002009-12-03T16:12:45.432-08:00I fell in love with Advent in the monastery. The h...I fell in love with Advent in the monastery. The hope and longing with which we greeted each day as we approached the birth of the Christ child. The beauty of the liturgy, the darkness, the light, the chant, the hymns. All in waiting.Beryl Singleton Bissellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989231835137438633noreply@blogger.com