Pews News 7th December
Dear Reader,
This time of
year is known in the Christian church as ‘Advent’. Advent is derived from the Latin word "Adventus" which means "arrival". . I wonder
what Advent means to you? Is it the countdown for getting everything ready for
Christmas Day? The list seems to on and on: the turkey, the cards, the pudding,
the cake, the presents...!
Or is Advent
about something else? I am drawn to thinking about it as a period of time where
we can look for the small but perceptible presence of God in our lives - and in
the world. If we don't do that, then what is Christmas all about? It will be
about that list of things - and when Christmas Day is over, we will be clearing
away the debris and being glad that it is all finished for another year - and
nothing else will have changed either.
Christmas
isn't supposed to be like that. For Christmas to be different, we have to do
Advent differently. Advent draws us to the present moment, to a still, yet
active commitment to the life we live now. At Christmas we celebrate the birth
of a vulnerable baby who depended totally on others for his survival. Are you
prepared to depend on Him in your life?
Alan
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