For our family, this week has been full of familiar end of year rituals - school prize-giving ceremonies, carol services and the like. In the church, a similar set of familiar end of year routines are playing out - we are talking about nativity plays, confirmation services and lighting advent candles. The season of advent is upon us and it feels very familiar.
In a sense though, advent should be anything but predictable. The coming into this world of the Son of God was completely unprecedented and everything changed after he came. I was talking with Felicity this week about this season of advent and she pointed out that the words advent and adventure are related - they have the same root. That's a helpful thought isnt it?
What will it take this year for you and I to be open to this very familiar season surprising us, to experiencing it as an adventure?
Speaking of adventures and new ventures, I hope you will be able to join us on Saturday morning for our Christmas Market. Thank you so much to all who have played their part in making it happen!
In a sense though, advent should be anything but predictable. The coming into this world of the Son of God was completely unprecedented and everything changed after he came. I was talking with Felicity this week about this season of advent and she pointed out that the words advent and adventure are related - they have the same root. That's a helpful thought isnt it?
What will it take this year for you and I to be open to this very familiar season surprising us, to experiencing it as an adventure?
Speaking of adventures and new ventures, I hope you will be able to join us on Saturday morning for our Christmas Market. Thank you so much to all who have played their part in making it happen!