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Joanna Depue "DJ/Deacon J" writes original songs and liturgies, does daily Farm office work and records Barbara's eMos on The Geranium Farm. A singer and dog trainer she utilizes healing touch in her private massage practice. PLEASE share YOUR original ideas for worship, special liturgies, prayers, songs, sermons and noteworthy blogs right here.
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Saturday, December 04, 2010

Meditation for Advent 2

From the Episcopal News Service, a meditation/sermon by the Rev. David Somerville, a retired U. S. Army Chaplain.    

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sermons_that_work_125662_ENG_HTM.htm

Friday, December 03, 2010

Advent - poem by Thomas Merton

Charm with your stainlessness these winter
nights,
Skies, and be perfect! Fly vivider in the fiery dark,
you quiet meteors,
And disappear.
You moon, be slow to go down,
This is your full!

The four white roads make off in silence
Towards the four parts of the starry universe.
Time falls like manna at the corners of the wintry
earth.
We have become more humble than the rocks,
More wakeful than the patient hills.

Charm with your stainlessness these nights in
Advent,
holy spheres,
While minds, as meek as beasts,
Stay close at home in the sweet hay;
And intellects are quieter than the flocks that feed
by starlight.

Oh pour your darkness and your brightness over
all our
solemn valleys,
You skies: and travel like the gentle Virgin,
Toward the planets' stately setting,
Oh white full moon as quiet as Bethlehem!

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Advent Meditations from a Roman Catholic blogging Priest

Found this site while culling through Facebook today for ideas or links.  Fr. Austin Fleming writes from the heart and gives us a firm footing during ADVENT ... yep, Advent.  Despite everything that might be bombarding you from all manner of media, Christmas is December 25 and we're currently on November 30th.

Taste and see what the ConcordPastor is serving up at: http://concordpastor.blogspot.com/

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Even MORE online Advent Calendars and Meditations

During the last week a few more resources came to my attention and I hope they may be useful for you and those you love in the season of intention and expectancy.

http://www.christmasmagazine.com/en/mc/calendarearly.asp

http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/advent

http://www.patheos.com/search?q=Advent+Meditations&x=38&y=14

http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/Advent/Advent-Calendar.aspx

.....and The Huffington Post has added a couple more in their article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/30/online-advent-calendars_n_789288.html

This one was posted by one of my FB friends: http://www.d365.org/followingthestar/



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