A poem for Advent Week One: Hope...

Hope seems as light as a feather,
but sparks all good, deep things that are yet to come.
Hope is a glimmer of light, in the darkest night.
Even in the midst of chaos, hope is new growth of a fig leaf or bud of the cactus plant;
growing slowly to remind us, that Jesus is nearby.
As the Solstice draws near, days grow darker and colder and a single candle of hope shines.
A single candle to wake us up to the promise given.
A single candle to stoke the cooling embers of the heart.
A single candle to give, " confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."
A single candle to do the heavy-lifting and give us...HOPE.

Prayer:

Help me to be

Open to

Possibilities

Emerging.

HOPE.

Copyright November 2018 T.L Eastman

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