Advent Note

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

Another day, another opportunity for peace.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

These familiar, perhaps adapted, lines come to mind as appropriate:
You had me at conception.
You got me, Babe.
I’m yours.
I can’t leave home without you.
Thanks for the memories.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Have you guys ever heard of something called trans-substantiation?”

[No, this was not part of the conversation at the last supper with the disciples.]

D. Blog: Christmas is Coming

When, in the course of human events, it became apparent that humanity needed divine assistance, again, Jesus came. It was such a shock to religious leaders, they could not accept the possibility of direct divine assistance in that way. But to many people, desperate and seeking, believing people, it came as great news to find relief from oppressive ideas about God and about traditional religious practice, both of which favored the rich and powerful. The poor needed and trusted divinity. Others just tried to use God to their advantage. It all sounds very familiar, even as we anticipate and celebrate divinity’s arrival/presence.