Advent Devotion for December 3

Advent Longing

by Larry J. Peacock

In the darkness of the season, 
     in the silence of Mary’s womb, 
     new life waits and grows. 
     Hope is shaped in hidden places, 
     on the edges, in the depths 
     far from the blinding lights 
     and deafening sounds of consumer frenzy.

In the darkness and silence of my own life, 
     I wait, 
     Iistening for the whisper of angel wings, 
     longing for a genuine experience of mystery, 
     hoping for a rekindling of joy 
     and the establishment of peace.

I lean into the darkness 
     and silence. 
     Expectant.