Advent Promise

All the earth in
Darkness clothed, each soul a
Vessel
Emptied, awaiting
Nativity,
Trembling in awe
Pondering in stillness
Reflecting in silence
Open to
Mystery,
Incarnate Word
Shattering complacency,
Empowering life!

By Benedictine Sister Susan Lindstrom

(Benedictine Sister Susan Lindstrom is a member of Our Lady of Grace monastery of the Sisters of St. Benedict in Beech Grove.) †