Sunlit Invitation

Tuesday of the First Week of Advent

You will shelter them,
so that those who love your Name may exult in you.
Psalm 5:14

The afternoon sunlight lays ribbons across the floor, and as I contemplate this gift of light, I hear the invitation to stillness.

In this small moment lives a universe. I know so little of the world and of possibility. The Holy lays paths before me day after day, and yet I am not well traveled. My creation is small and my perspective limited. And yet. And yet still I am called beloved by the One who is ultimate and all.

I shelter in the quiet. I open myself just a bit more to the Almighty. I step into the ribbons of sunlight, and dance.

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Adventuring undaunted

But you, O Lord, are a shield about me;
you are my glory, the one who lifts up my head.
Psalm 3:3
 

The crisp cold of the morning greets me before I see the white and crystal layers on trees and buildings. Our first snow. It seems right for the season, its sharpness delineating the threshold crossed into Advent.
 
This year the season of expectation rushes into and over my life, my home, my community with welcome energy. I stand tall and raise my head, the recommended posture for facing into the hazardous and exciting journey ahead.
 
The seasons past have taught me that hope is precarious. And contagious. New life comes with vulnerability. And tenacity. And by the grace of the one who shields me and lifts up my head, I step forth undaunted.