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“Advent’s the poetry. Advent’s the strange deeds that lead up to the Great Deed. Advent is the power of the mystery that from the beginning stretches through the immortality of Elijah straight out into time, into Transfiguration, into Easter. Advent is all these things
Ultimately, Advent is the grand narrative. It’s the one that makes us Christian. It’s the one that ties it all together. This is what we wait for. This is what comes. Amen.”
Look & Listen
If you've ever considered following the ancient rhythms of the liturgical calendar, there's no better time to start than at the Church's New Year: Advent. Even if your church follows the civic calendar more prominently than the liturgical, you can follow along with your brothers and sisters in Christ across the globe from the quiet spaces of your own home. You could create -- figuratively or, even, literally -- a family altar. This does not have to be elaborate, time-consuming, or expensive. Simple tangible acts will impress themselves upon your hearts and minds for a lifetime: a book or two filled with rich images and time-tested writings, mealtime prayers, a candle or two.
How we prepare for Advent (join me?)
A few simple ways to decorate for Advent
Our favorite Advent music (for all ages)
Our favorite Advent devotional books (for all ages)
Our favorite Advent & Christmas books (for all ages)
It's one of my greatest joys to walk alongside you through Advent with suggested resources and daily encouragement in the form of the Advent Daybook blog series.
Read, Pray, & Do
Will you join me in the daily work of "training our eyes for the small signs of God's presence" this Advent? Starting with the first Sunday of Advent, I begin posting a daily collection of Scripture, song, art, prayer, and practices to help us all slow down and pay attention to God's presence in the waiting.
I love this quotation from Fleming Rutledge in her devotional read, Advent, about this difference we’ll feel between our church and our culture this season.
“As we prepare to enter the Advent season, the Church hunkers down. The [Anglican] Church in America has been known for being really scrupulous about observing Advent; it’s one of the best things about us. We don’t decorate the church during Advent; we don’t sing carols; we don’t move to Christmas until the eve itself. Advent is a time for making a fearless inventory of the darkness. This is a call for character and courage.…At no time is there a greater contrast between what the church teaches and what is going on all around us.”
Advent Daybook Meditations
The daily devotional posts will then be available to those who subscribe to the Daybook Meditations ($5 a month) membership.
Subscribe to A Sacramental Life Daybook Meditations to receive curated collections of Scripture readings, music, art, prayer, and simple spiritual practices to help you look, listen, pray, and do daily practices of worship, love, and beauty. You'll receive a daily meditation during Advent, Christmastide, Lent, and the Easter Octave and each Sunday for the rest of the year to help you pay attention to God's presence in both the silence, celebration, fasting, and feasting of the liturgical year.
In the spirit of Advent’s invitation, I welcome you to walk through the days - one by one - quietly, slowly, and contemplatively. If this all sounds impractically holy, I assure you the best sort of contemplation is what happens when we carry a quiet heart through all the noisy celebration or the sorrowful absences of December.
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Advent: posts from the archives
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