How to recognize Jesus: Listen to whatever clues you’re given. For instance, angels told the shepherds to look in a certain town and a certain kind of place. They even mentioned swaddling clothes. So . . . it helps to listen to what others have said about Jesus—from the accounts in the New Testament Gospels [...]
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How do we prepare our hearts for you, Jesus? Or do we understand our need to prepare? Are we more likely to hurry around once you’re here, trying to focus on this guest we weren’t expecting? Will we be ready when you appear there in the manger? Or will our hearts and minds be so [...]
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In my novella, The Winter Seeking, wise woman Myrtle says, “If we put off celebrations until everything was fine, we’d all starve and never eat another piece of pecan pie.” Today’s reflection suggests that if we are to seek healing in our own lives and also help in the healing of the whole world, we [...]
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We’re in the third week of our Advent retreat, exploring themes of creativity, how the same divine power that brought us the Christ Child in the manger also infuses our lives and gives us the power to be creative. It also gives us the power to bring healing, to create something new out of something [...]
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When Jesus came to Earth, he represented a great change in the world’s currents. What was divided could now come together. What was sin could be made into righteousness. What was angry and hostile could be converted to contentment and peace. What was wounded could be healed. And so we sense in Advent a powerful [...]
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