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Advent Traditions: Embodied Advent
Advent was one of the first seasons of the church calendar I found myself actively, intentionally engaging with. I remember when I ordered my very first Advent study guide from She Reads Truth and how excited I was to engage with the Christmas season in a new way. When the box arrived, I hadn’t just purchase a study book for myself, but I purchased a few to gift to friends who I thought would also love engaging in the season in this way.
Illuminating Advent
I remember my mom’s homemade yule log…
I can recall the greyish-white bark as the log sat on our dining room table, four taper candles sitting across the length of the top, tinsel garland swirled between them, and a plastic ‘Merry Christmas’ plaque that I’m sure was re-purposed from a cake that was indulged in years ago that has been saved and reused many, many times.
Each Sunday leading up to Christmas, one more candle would be lit until the final Sunday before Christmas day where all four would be lighting the yule log in all its glory, the candles burning bright in a staircase pattern as the freshest candle was lit for the first time and the first-lit candle was burning close to the bottom.
Soul Nourishing Practice: Praying in Colour
Praying in Colour is an activity that engages a similar flow state as we intentionally turn off our 'doing' mode, and turn on our 'listening' mode of prayer. Doodling as you pray, creating shapes and patterns, filling them in with colours, gives you something to do with your hands, body, and eyes, while you practice silent listening with God.
Sacred Ordinary Recap
I have a tattoo on the inside of my right bicep that says ‘follow your dreams’ in a banner across an old-school style looking compass. The tattoo, featuring classic shades of blue and red, framed by two yellow stars, has been on my arm for, if I remember correctly, around 17 or 18 years. This idea of ‘following your dreams’ can seem cliche and has often been viewed in a negative light in Christian circles...
A Gift of Spiritual Direction: Authenticity
A gift spiritual direction offers for the directee is a safe and brave place to be authentic…
Authenticity may be a big buzzword that gets tossed around often, but for directees whose faith is evolving, authenticity may be hard to come by.