Spiritual darkness is a lack of delight in God.
Clinton Manley~
Advent is an in-between time,
when we wait with desire for the second coming
while we remember with delight the first.
Clinton Manley~
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on those living in the land of the shadow of death,
a light has dawned.”
The sunrise teaches us about the Sonrise that we confess at Advent:
Christ has come. Christ will come again.
Clinton Manley~
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While generations rose and fell like waves upon a sea
While centuries tolled like a bell hinged upon prophecy
While with devout commitment the truth was told and retold
While waiting for fulfillment of prophecy to unfold
While evil oppression increased beneath death's shadow chained
Still, God's upright Hand never ceased where a great silence reigned
While blood of bulls and rams ran rife on altars made of stone
While waiting for the Light of Life to pardon and atone
While scoffers and emperors, boldly waved axes with pride
And lined coffers with despot's gold, the king of kings defied/denied
Some glimpsed hope gleaming from afar, where a great darkness lay
In waiting for the Morning Star to drive its gloom away
While foretold devastation unfurled like a beast of doom
The bud of expectation sprouted in a Virgin's womb
The Flower of the Spirit, the Trinity's Diadem
'Behold the root of David, and the Rod from Jesse's stem'
The Almighty has spoken; Salvation's Day is unfurled
The darkness has been broken by the True light of the world
Wounded for our transgression, redemption's plan to fulfill
Though we esteemed Him stricken, the Lord's pleasure prospers still (Isa.53)
While generations rise and fall like waves upon a sea
While centuries roll like a ball into eternity
Still, with devout commitment the truth is told and retold
While waiting for fulfillment of prophecy to unfold
Janet Martin
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