Saturday, October 29, 2022

Dear God,

There is something about Advent that always draws my spirit each year.  I think it is the idea of waiting.  Although I am not always patient, I want to learn the lesson of waiting.  Advent helps me think of waiting as a sacred discipline.

A couple days ago I found a couple of old Advent devotional books.  I was drawn to them as I consider those many days leading up to Christmas.  In fact I am so drawn to them for my own spirit that I cannot imagine Christmas without Advent.  I want to enter Christmas with a waiting heart and spirit.

Holy God,

teach me

the lesson

of waiting,

of patience

and walking

each day

with you.

Why would

I want

to rush

if I know

you are

by my side?

Make me

a willing participant

in your

awaiting kingdom.

Yours, Andrea