{"id":1247,"date":"2020-12-06T13:26:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T13:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warapungamonday.wordpress.com\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2020-12-06T13:26:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T13:26:42","slug":"the-journey-of-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warapunga.ch\/?p=1247","title":{"rendered":"The Journey of Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chapter 49

Good Monday Morning to this week 50 of 2020

<\/a>Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the\u00a0Lord\u00a0has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the\u00a0Lord\u00a0will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. Isaiah 60: 1-2

Each year, God asks us to shed one more coat of awareness, one more dream state and come alive to the vision of God\u2019s plan for each of us and the world-at-large.

The older we get, the harder this is to do. As children we had a sense of wonder. Our eyes were wide open and drinking in the fascinating gifts we beheld, our thirsty souls could not have enough of the wonders of creation.

Then, somehow, we grew too old to dream. We, tired of the abundance of the world, or at least grew weary of keeping up with the feast of life, and stepped away from the banquet of life.

The natural gift of wonder God gave us as children was meant to be kept alive, instead we let wonder go to sleep. We entered the typical dream state of most humans.

Why else does Jesus tell us today, \u2018Stay awake!\u2019
Advent says, \u2018Wake up and realize the gifts of love you have received.\u2019

Psychology says, \u2018Let go.\u2019
Spirituality says, \u2018Wake up.\u2019

In both cases there is a withdrawal from the busyness of daily life and a waking up to the subconscious and spiritual depths of ourselves and Him within us!

Rev. Alfred McBride, O. Praem., THE\u00a0PRIEST, Gift of Wonder

Wishing you a good start to this week!
Philemon

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Chapter 49 Good Monday Morning to this week 50 of 2020 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the\u00a0Lord\u00a0has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the\u00a0Lord\u00a0will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. Isaiah 60: 1-2 Each … <\/p>\n

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