Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent
For in you, O Lord, have I fixed my hope;
you will answer me, O Lord my God.
Psalm 38:15
As I watch, one electric candle in the window switches off, its internal light sensor marking the arrival of the morning light, while the second candle stay alight. Sunlight does not suddenly appear everywhere all at once. Dawning. Waning. Words to describe light as movement, procession.
God’s glory and presence are likewise always in motion. Which means I fix my hope on the ethereal yet completely steadfast. The coming of Christ is both a dawning and a breaking in. It is continual. An arrival. Onset. Coming. Appearance. Advent.
