Third Monday of Advent
Originally posted Thursday, February 2, 2012
Yesterday in church we sang the carol “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence,” and my eyes and ears were drawn once more to the words “keep silence.”
Rejoice in Healing
Third Sunday of Advent
From Wilshire Advent Devotions 2018
There’s no denying it: Not everyone gets healed from every illness, injury or disease. We can do everything the doctors prescribe, we can pray earnestly and bolster ourselves with prayer chains and warriors, and yet there are no guarantees. Some will be healed, and some will not be healed. Some will leave the hospital and go on to live long sunny lives, while others will be sent home with a few precious days left on the calendar or a lifetime of obstacles to endure. That’s the hard truth, and it hurts. It may make us ask, “What’s the point?”
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Second Saturday of Advent
Originally posted Monday, December 28, 2009
On Christmas Eve as I sat in a candlelight service at church, I became momentarily overwhelmed by the changes that life has brought. Just two years ago I sat in that same place with Debra. Last year she was gone from us and I spent Christmas with family elsewhere. This year I sat in church with new friends.