Greetings,
The time of Thanksgiving through Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany is always for me a time of celebrating the wonderful new things God is doing every day, while also celebrating the wonderful things God has already done in our lives. It is a time of remembering, a time of traditions, and a time of new experiences, all interspersed and rolled up into one marvelous season. I will repeat my self from years past in these e-mails, but will also seek to touch on the new and wonderful things God is doing this season.
As we approach Advent I always think of one of my favorite hymns, Creator of the Stars of Night, which in England is considered an Advent hymn, though here is treated as an evening hymn. More about that tomorrow. I mention it today because I want to share an interesting piece by Macrina Wiederkehr which I presume is at least somewhat inspired by Creator of the Stars of Night.
Creator of the Stars
God of Epiphanies
You are the Great Star
You have marked my path with light
You have filled my sky with stars
naming each star
guiding it
until it shines into my heart
awakening me to deeper seeing
new revelations
and brighter epiphanies.
O Infinite Star Giver
I now ask for wisdom and courage
to follow these stars
for their names are many
and my heart is fearful.
They shine on me wherever I go:
The Star of Hope
The Star of Mercy and Compassion
The Star of Justice and Peace
The Star of Tenderness and Love
The Star of Suffering
The Star of Joy
And every time I feel the shine
I am called
to follow it
to sing it
to live it...
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An interesting mix of thanksgiving and Advent.
Yours & His,
DED
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