2nd Advent
Philippians 4:1, 4:4-9
Therefore my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and
my crown of glory, stand firm in the power of the Lord.
Rejoice in the nearness of the Lord at all times!
And I say it again: Rejoice!
Let a gentle kindliness be evident toward all human
beings you encounter. The Lord is near! Let not worry have power over you; let
your concerns in all things be known to God by sending your supplication and
prayer upward in thankful thoughts. And the peace of God, which transcends
anything that the intellect can grasp, will keep your hearts and thoughts safe
in the Being of Christ….
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| Crystal, Sulamith Wulfing |
And lastly dear brothers I say to you:
all that is true,
all that is worthy of reverence,
all that is good and holy,
all that is lovely to look at and beautiful to hear,
all that has virtue and deserves praise:
let these be the content of your conversations and
thoughts. All that you have had handed on to you, what you have heard from me
and seen in me—put all this into practice; then the God of Peace will be with
you!
2nd Advent
December 9, 2012
Philippians 4:1 and 4:4-9
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| The Moon Has Risen, Mili Weber |
We are entering a time of the year when the souls to be born
in the coming year are gathering near the gateway of birth. They are still
carried in the arms of the angels, who will show them a vision of their future
life. Yet no matter what their future, as they enter earthly life, they will be
supported and strengthened by the living Christ, working here on earth.
Today’s reading holds out to us something of this
pre-earthly radiance, a radiance which we have all passed through on our way to
earth. And the reading helps us to remember the warmth of our intention to
unite ourselves with Christ’s working here on the earth.
Particularly now at Advent, our souls are pregnant with the
possibility of giving birth to Christ within. It is His love for us that
impregnates us with the possibility of giving birth to the Being of Love. The
pure light of His being can become a rainbow in us: shining with the colors of
awe, truth and goodness; radiant with the hues of integrity, beauty and virtue,
which overflow as joyous praise.
In growing this rainbow within, we become those in whom good
will dwells; those through whom the God of Peace is born.
