Jules Bastien-Lepage- Artist

 "Just as the shepherds and the wise men responded to the sign of the star, we, too, are called to follow the light of Advent that leads us to encounter the person of Jesus."

Encountering Emmanuel by Heather Khym

Painting by Petrus Van Schendel

“Advent is the time 

to allow the light of Christ 

to dawn in the darkness of our heart.

 To sit with Him in silence, 

to sit with Him in quiet, 

to make that journey 

with Joseph and Mary 

and to let God speak

in these deep places.”

Sister Miriam James, SOLT

If you want....

If you want,

 the Virgin

 will come walking down the road

pregnant with The holy,

 and say,

"I need shelter for the night,

please

 take me inside your heart,

 my time is so close."

Then, 

under the roof of your soul,

you will witness

 the sublime intimacy,

The Divine, 

The Christ,

 taking birth forever,

as she grasps your hand for help,

for each of us is 

the midwife of God, 

each of us.

Yes, there,

 under the dome of your being

does creation come 

into existence 

eternally,

through your womb,

 dear pilgrim

 the sacred womb 

of your soul,

as God grasps 

our arms

 for help:

for each of us

 is His Beloved servant,

never far.

If you want,

 the Virgin

 will come walking down the street

pregnant with Light and sing.

St. John of the Cross