Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent

Wait for the Lord,
be strong, and let your heart take courage.
-Psalm 27:14
Don't Just Sit There - First Sunday of Advent

In our personal lives, waiting in not a very popular pastime. Waiting is not something we anticipate or experience with great joy and gladness! In fact, most of us consider waiting a waste of time. Perhaps this is because the culture in which we live is basically saying, "Get going! Do something! Show you are able to make a difference! Don't just sit there and wait!" So, for us and many people, waiting is a dry desert between were we are and where we want to be. We do not enjoy such a place. We want to move out of it and so something worthwhile.

Dear Lord, help me be patient as I await your arrival.
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Advent Online Book Discussion


After several days of introductions, the popular Advent Book Discussion begins today. This year's featured book is the new release Love, Henri: Letters on the Spiritual Life .  F acilitated by Brynn Lawrence and Ray Glennon, you are welcome to participate in any way that is spiritually nourishing for you!

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This week's Advent reflection is from  Finding My Way Home  © Henri J.M. Nouwen. Published by The Crossroad Publishing Company and reprinted here with publisher's kind permission. 

Photo Credit: Henri Nouwen by Frank Hamilton, used with kind permission.

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