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Title: Advent Season

Date: 2011

ANGEL-FILLED ADVENT

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      Poem by Ann Weems

 

 

Wouldn’t it be wonderful
            if Advent came filled with angels and alleluias?
Wouldn’t it be perfect
            if we were greeted on those December mornings
with a hovering of heavenly hosts
tuning their harps and brushing up their fa-la-las?
Wouldn’t it be incredible
            if their music filled our waking hours
                        with the promise of peace on earth
and if each Advent night we dreamed of nothing but goodwill?
Wouldn’t we be ecstatic
            if we could take those angels shopping,
                        or trim the tree or have them hold our hands
                                    and dance through our houses decorating?
And, oh, how glorious it would be
            to sit in church next to an angel
                        and sing our hark-the-heralds!
What an Advent that would be!
What Christmas spirit we could have!
An angel-filled Advent has so many possibilities!
But in lieu of that,
            perhaps we can give thanks
                        for the good earthly joys we have been given
                                    and for the earthly “angels” that we know
                                                who do such a good job of filling
                                                            our Advent with alleluias!
 
 
This year our Advent devotional book is called “And God saw that it was Good,” in keeping with the theme of caring for God’s creation. We wish to thank The Rev. Chris Denny for getting the booklet planned and the writer’s assigned. We also want to thank Linda Albrecht with assistance of Amanda Leath for publishing the booklet. A very special thank you to all the people who contributed their written thoughts, our “earthly angels” who have done “such a good job of filling our Advent with alleluias!” It is wonderful to be drawn together in this community, knowing that each day our hearts and prayers are joined together as we await the celebration of Christ’s birth.
 
 
~ Rev. Carol Pagelsen

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