30/11/2025
π« Advent Week One β¦ A new beginning β¦ hope, gratitude, patient expectancy, fortitude β¦
π« Verse β¦The first light of Advent is the light of stones, stones that are found in crystals, seashells & bones. π« Reflection & gratitude β¦ the creation of the Earth & our cosmos, the gift of the mineral kingdom to life on Earth and to human flourishing, the gift of our physical body.
π« Contemplation β¦ What is the stable foundation of my life ? β¦ Where am I hard hearted, rigid, inflexible or stuck & how can I allow love to soften me ? β¦ Where in my life have I abandoned hope & can I allow grace & mercy to find me ? β¦ How could I renew & deepen my relationship with God in this Christmas season ?
π« βGod sleeps in the rock, dreams in the plant, stirs in the animal and awakens in man.β ~ Ibn Arabi
π« Scripture | Luke 21: 25-36. Genesis 1: 1-10
π« βAs you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in Godβs sight, / you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. / For it stands in Scripture: βSee, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.β 1 Peter 2:4-6