Monday, December 05, 2005
Advent Week #2: You're Welcome
Clinton of Communality on this week's Advent theme of "welcome":
Welcoming the Advent means welcoming not only Messiah come to us, but also welcoming Messiah come through us. We welcome as God has welcomed.... graciously, eagerly, lavishly, expectantly. This week of Advent, open yourself up and invite the "other" in. You may find you are hosting Jesus; you may find that Jesus is hosting you.


O come, thou Wisdom from on high,
And order all things far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And cause us in her ways to go.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O WISDOM, who came forth from the mouth of the Most High, reaching from end to end, and ordering all things mightily and sweetly: Come, and teach us the way of prudence.

(stanza and antiphon 2 of "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel", 9th cent. Latin, #211 in the United Methodist Hymnal)

posted by Peter at 11:52 PM
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