Monday, \u00a0November 28 \u00a0\u201cthe vision has its own time\u201d \u00a0Habakkuk 2:2<\/p>\n
In the Christian tradition, Advent opens a season for remembering the year just ended (in the liturgical calendar, the 1st Sunday of Advent begins the new year). \u00a0 It helps to set aside brief times of stillness (set aside digitals) to remember; what in the year that is ending wants a grateful memory, \u00a0what wants forgiveness for bitter times, or forgiveness for beauty that, when it ends, leaves sadness behind? \u00a0 Brief times to all the year to be bathed in affection and mercy. \u00a0 Remembering can help turn toward the new year with realism, \u00a0and joy too.<\/p>\n
When seeking a post for this 2nd day of Advent, I found my way to some news notes from Detroit\u2019s bankruptcy, \u00a0December 3, 2013<\/a>. \u00a0 The Work Day\/Hard Time blog appears this morning as it did back then, (i.e.,\u00a0some current 2013 news followed by Denise Levertov\u2019s poem of danger and rebirth).<\/p>\n Reading the poem out loud, with pauses, makes a fine Advent moment of remembering.<\/p>\n Have a blest week,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n john sj<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Monday, \u00a0November 28 \u00a0\u201cthe vision has its own time\u201d \u00a0Habakkuk 2:2 In the Christian tradition, Advent opens a season for remembering the year just ended (in the liturgical calendar, the 1st Sunday of Advent begins the new year). \u00a0 It … Continue reading