Sunday, December 1st, 2024

‘How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.’ -Genesis 10:17

We are entering through the gate and into the realm of Advent.

This season you are invited to take a moment each day to draw near the divine. To center yourself, to center your heart and mind. To pull your concentration from the holiday to-do list and take a moment ponder the coming of Christ.

What helps you do that?

Is it a set time every day with a cup of tea or coffee? Is it catching a moment wherever it presents itself in the harried pace of December? Is this how you might choose to unwind at the end of a long day, with a reading and a prayer?

You are encouraged to find those moments so you can feel, like Jacob, that God has opened the gate and invited you near.

(From Reflection Question in Advent in Plain Sight Day 1: Gates, Genesis 28:10-22)