Advent

‘Tis the season of anticipation

and arrival…

What do we await?

Is it only the foretold coming

of a newborn king

on that silent night

so long ago?

Or do we silently hope

for something more?

A re-emergence, perhaps,

of a royal quality within—

equally precious, but long suppressed?

Innocence, perhaps?

The open,

unpretentious,

uninhibited ability

to welcome the miraculous…

to embrace the world

with unfettered wonder…

and to be likewise encompassed

by unconditional love?

Rather than seeking a distant redeemer,

shouldn’t we summon Emanuel—

“God with-in us”—

here and now?

Two thousand years later,

the babe from Bethlehem

remains a vivid reminder

of our own heavenly heritage.

Let us follow the child’s lead

and claim

the divine spark within.

Surely, that

would bring comfort

and joy

to the world.

(Portland, OR)