Advent Thoughts

ADVENT is our earth world, battered by centuries of neglect, hoping and longing for the coming of One who can turn hate into love, war into peace, hunger into food, joblessness into work, a piece of cardboard into a bed, loneliness into friendship, and noise into quietness.



WHAT IF?

We worked to implement the Sermon on the Mount.

We work as hard for peace and we do for war.

We care for conservation, renewal, and hope for earth.

Earning the smile of a child became more important than the death of a Hollywood icon.

We looked for the best in others, even those we disagree with.

Advent resulted in our commitment to be agents of change.



Vineyards don’t crop up over night. At River Myst Haven in 2009 Timothy and his brother Ted planned for a vineyard. The ground selected had to be inspected and an engineering plan for grading and erosion control established. Then they began clearing and grading the land, fenced in the area, and installed erosion controls. Finally the authorities inspected their efforts and said, “Well done!”

In the spring of 2010 they will be planting and installing an irrigation system. It will be many years before their vineyard is productive. In the meanwhile they will work with the land until one day the fruit of the vine is a dream come true.

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Lynelle Mason
Author, Advent Encounters & soon-to-be published Lenten Encounters (title tent.)