Enough! Prepare! Await! by Jason Allen Anderson The earth journeys—away from the sun, away from warmth, away from light— and prepares for the season to come: Trees, whipped by fierce winds, shed their yellow, orange, red, and sienna leaves. Larch, filled with green-turned-golden needles, stand bare on the mountain sides. Even the evergreens—pine, hemlock, fir—cast […]
Category: Advent
Sonnet II: Advent Blue
The world moves onward to new Advents – blue: the hue of death, depression, dark – what grief! And yet – of ocean, sky, and berries sweet the hue. Processions, choirs, and clouds of incense meet. Enormous banners herald light to come, but your departure makes this Advent bleak— the heart, so hurt, by loss […]
The liturgical Christian… in Advent and at Christmas
What we do in our faith tradition is highly countercultural. When the calendar rolls over to December, our faith tradition calls us to something other than Christmas—Advent. This year, Advent begins on December 1. While the rest of the world is decked in red, green, silver, and gold, we are adorned in the brilliantly deep […]
