Preparing the Soul - Week 2
In week one of our Advent reflection, we began to listen through the noise of holiday demands to hear the heartbeat of our most meaningful Christmas experiences. I ended with an invitation to consider the stories (bitter and sweet), desires, and hopes that you carry into this memory-rich time of year. If you haven’t read “week one” and reflected on those concluding questions, go back, and read it (or listen) before coming to this second week.
Preparing the Soul - Week 1
Somewhere in the sprint between Thanksgiving and Christmas life happens. At least, it’s supposed to. We hope and plan, and then, we are bombarded with decorations, parties, Christmas music, hallmark movies, shopping, spending, and more shopping. These are the holiday accoutrements of a culture that doesn’t quite know how to mark a moment as “special” without excessive spending and far too many commitments. Much is good, more is better, and less is forgettable. This might as well be the seasonal mantra hoisted in green and red and enveloped with a wreath. But where did the life go?