Maybe, in this modern age,
the best way to think of
the journey to the Christ child
the season of waiting, Advent
Hastening to Bethlehem
to catch a glimpse of the king
the rush, the motion
of our days only allow
a furtive, hectic gaze
The truth is hard to contemplate
if we slow for contemplation
our lives to busy for the king
a sale beckons
We miss the greatest gift of all
our savior come to earth
in the frenetic spin of life
trusting in ourselves not him
Slow to wait, to linger
to sit at the master’s feet
welcoming the Christ child
into the world once again
November 30, 2009
Isaiah 2:1-4
Jeremiah 33:14-15
Luke 1:46-50 (Call to Worship) and
sermon, “It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss,
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
November 29, 2009
First Sunday of Advent
part of a series of sermons,
using the Advent Conspiracy
http://www.adventconspiracy.org/
(Raymond A. Foss)
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