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Showing posts with label advent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label advent. Show all posts
Sunday, 20 December 2015
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#Advent 1955 by John #Betjeman
Advent wind begins to stir
With sea-like sounds in our Scotch fir,
It's dark at breakfast, dark at tea,
And in between we only see
Clouds hurrying across the sky
And rain-wet roads the wind blows dry
And branches bending to the gale
Against great skies all silver pale
The world seems travelling into space,
And travelling at a faster pace
Than in the leisured summer weather
When we and it sit out together,
For now we feel the world spin round
On some momentous journey bound -
Journey to what? to whom? to where?
The Advent bells call out 'Prepare,
Your world is journeying to the birth
Of God made Man for us on earth.'
And how, in fact, do we prepare
The great day that waits us there -
For the twenty-fifth day of December,
The birth of Christ? For some it means
An interchange of hunting scenes
On coloured cards, And I remember
Last year I sent out twenty yards,
Laid end to end, of Christmas cards
To people that I scarcely know -
They'd sent a card to me, and so
I had to send one back. Oh dear!
Is this a form of Christmas cheer?
Or is it, which is less surprising,
My pride gone in for advertising?
The only cards that really count
Are that extremely small amount
From real friends who keep in touch
And are not rich but love us much
Some ways indeed are very odd
By which we hail the birth of God.
With sea-like sounds in our Scotch fir,
It's dark at breakfast, dark at tea,
And in between we only see
Clouds hurrying across the sky
And rain-wet roads the wind blows dry
And branches bending to the gale
Against great skies all silver pale
The world seems travelling into space,
And travelling at a faster pace
Than in the leisured summer weather
When we and it sit out together,
For now we feel the world spin round
On some momentous journey bound -
Journey to what? to whom? to where?
The Advent bells call out 'Prepare,
Your world is journeying to the birth
Of God made Man for us on earth.'
And how, in fact, do we prepare
The great day that waits us there -
For the twenty-fifth day of December,
The birth of Christ? For some it means
An interchange of hunting scenes
On coloured cards, And I remember
Last year I sent out twenty yards,
Laid end to end, of Christmas cards
To people that I scarcely know -
They'd sent a card to me, and so
I had to send one back. Oh dear!
Is this a form of Christmas cheer?
Or is it, which is less surprising,
My pride gone in for advertising?
The only cards that really count
Are that extremely small amount
From real friends who keep in touch
And are not rich but love us much
Some ways indeed are very odd
By which we hail the birth of God.
found via christmas-time
Saturday, 20 December 2014
Wednesday, 10 December 2014
Tuesday, 9 December 2014
10 useful links (no.1) - on advent, group activities, encouraging & unlocking sharing, soft power, baptism prayers, kid bible app
celebrate advent using your camera phone
advent wreath making http://www.buildfaith.
peacemakers manual - which has some group exercises/handouts at the end of each module that maybe useful for other activities - by @iamcaritas
ways of encouraging people to share their time, skills and resources, as well as their money - by Helen Goulder at @nesta_uk
soft power report - by House of Lords
pressed for time: the acceleration of life in digital capitalism - 92 minute video with Judy Wajcman, Genevieve Bell (@feraldata) & Anthony Giddens via @LSEsociology
praying at christenings – two ideas to involve the family & friends - by @reverendally
praying at christenings – two ideas to involve the family & friends - by @reverendally
Friday, 5 December 2014
Thursday, 19 December 2013
Thursday, 5 December 2013
Friday, 7 December 2012
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Monday, 19 December 2011
Monday, 12 December 2011
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