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“John proclaimed the coming of a new reality which was already breaking in—the ‘Realm of Heaven.’ In John’s gospel, Jesus referred to it as “eternal life.” Paul called it ‘the New Creation,’ while John the Revelator saw it as the ‘New Earth.’”
Joseph Campbell said it well: “You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.”
“As I light this flame, I lay myself before Thee.” (Ancient Celtic Prayer)
Dorian and David discuss themes of Advent and the radical nature of Mary’s Song.
Dorian and David discuss the role of John the Baptist in the Advent season and themes of repentance and spiritual responsiveness.
“It is not our job to remain whole. We came to lose our leaves like the trees, and be born again, drawing up from the great roots.” -Robert Bly
Dorian and David discuss themes in the Advent season to form a spirituality out of uncertainty and the spirit of waiting.
“…Love cannot and will never calculate losses and profits, or any pragmatic transaction. Love is far beyond commerce and rationality. It is a magnifying lens over the heart (as Mary proclaims: ‘My heart magnifies the Lord’) through which other hearts are caught on fire when we consent to the incarnation of Christ through our own lives.”
“When you come face to face with all that’s unknown and unseen; instead of making a stand against it (out of fear); may you find the grace to fall furiously into faith, hope, and love…”
“As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.'”
