Behold, the Bridegroom cometh: go ye out/With lighted lamps and garlands round about/To meet Him in a rapture with a shout.Read more…
Advent: The Problem of What Matters
Waiting reminds us that were not center of the universeRead more…
Advent: The Paradox of What Matters
The mattering part of Advent is never what isn’t, but the paradox of what is. Read more…
“In the Fullness of Time” – An Advent Devotional on the theology of time
As Christians, it is right and proper that our calendar, the liturgical calendar, should begin with Advent, for it is Christ’s advent which changes time. Time begins again; history turns a new page and the ancient prophecies are given new meaning. Advent is a beginning, but it is also a longing; an anticipation.Read more…
Earth Grown Old: Third Week of Advent
Earth grown old, yet still so green,/Deep beneath her crust of cold/Nurses fire unfelt, unseen:/Earth grown old.Read more…
This Advent Moon: Second Week of Advent
This Advent moon shines cold and clear,/These Advent nights are long;/Our lamps have burned year after year/And still their flame is strong.Read more…
Come: First Week of Advent
During Advent this year, the Emerging Scholars Network will be posting works by Christina Rossetti. We hope this poetry helps you to reflect on what it means to wait for Christ. . . . To God be the glory!Read more…