Advent is a time for waiting and as I wait I am immersing myself in prayer and spiritual reading. The Advent daily readings remind me of joy and beauty. Today's reading from Isaiah paints a vivid picture of what life lived in faith can be to someone. Weak hands will be strengthened, feeble knees made firm. The ongoing assurance of not needing to be afraid arises again. Miracles will happen. Streams in the desert will overflow. All is grace. Joy will be obtained.
I have discovered a beautiful blog, http://aholyexperience.com, that has also become an Advent prayer moment. Tonight I am listening to Ann being interviewed about her writing of 10,000 gifts and her blog. She writes the blog with no care as to who reads it because she writes it to herself. Her faith inspires me and moves me to a place of greater wholeness. During the interview she says that "Art is never about applause. It's about coming to an altar." The gift is laid down, back from where it came, to be used as the Giver determines. The lesson is ready to be learned--a dying to self, a stripping away of my needs and desires. Rather the goal is to be less--less of me and more of God. I want to be free to be the vessel that God wants me to be as I begin to explore my writing and photography. As I wait, I hold the dreams and hopes that are beginning to emerge lightly.
I pray that your desert places are blossoming this Advent and that your soul is filled with joy and singing.
Peace,
Suzanne
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