"Advent"

"Christmas is coming, the geese are getting
fat..." Christmas Carol

It doesn't seem like Christmas could be less
than a month away. This Sunday is the first
Sunday of Advent. Advent is the preparation
time for Christmas.

Advent isn't about shopping or decorating or
parties. Advent is our time of spiritual
preparation as we once again take time for
the realization of the birth of the Christ in
each one of us.

Taking time to breathe and to go into the
Silence is a part of this preparation. We go
away for a little while to commune with
Spirit that is within us.

This spiritual preparation helps us to be able
to enjoy the Christmas celebrations going on
all around us, because of the peace that
comes from within us.

May we each set the intention to prepare
ourselves during these days of looking
forward to the holidays, so that we might
be hope, peace, love, and joy.

Let Us Pray:
Living, loving Presence, we go within and
spend time with You. Our desire is to
truly know Your Presence during this
preparation time for Christmas, and that
we might be hope, peace, love, and joy in
expression. Thank You, God. Amen.

Thank you for your love and support. We
are so grateful, and we love hearing from
you.

Abundant blessings,
Sandy