Week 2 - Advent Season 2012

The word Advent is from the Latin adventus, which means "coming". The Advent season is a time of preparation  a time of reflecting on the birth of Christ and a time to anticipate Christs return.  The Advent wreath shown below has its roots in European traditions and simply serves as a reminder during our busy and hectic lives of several very important things.

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The coming of God's light into the world.

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The hope of eternal life.

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Second week of the Advent season

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As the second week of the 2012 advent season starts I am soberly reminded of the passage of time as I anticipate the arrival of Christmas Day.  The past week has been a wonderful blessing for me.  Time spent with family and friends enjoying Holiday traditions such as watching certain movies like "It's a Wonderful Life", and "White Christmas", listening to Mitch Miller Christmas music from my childhood , enjoying a brightly decorated home and eating meals on the Spode dinnerware. All of these activities and their associated memories are a wonderful blessing but they are also a stark reminder that it is quite easy to get distracted from the celebration centered around the anticipation of the birth of Christ and His return.

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Grace & Peace