I started the Advent Blog several years ago as an attempt just to try to keep myself focused on the real meaning of Christmas in the midst of all the hype and nonsense and busyness. Over the years I've tried various approaches, but seem to have landed on one which is really all about seeing God in the everyday and listening for Him more. So these blog posts will just be my thoughts on the things God is speaking to me about each day. They might be a bit random.... but then I have discovered that God can be a bit random sometimes 😊 Never quite does what you think He is going to do or says what you think He is going to say.
This year has seen a change in my life - I've started working for a charity which looks after the poor, marginalised and broken. A small local concern working with volunteers to meet as many needs as possible. This will doubtless have an impact on what I write as in the run up to Christmas I get to see the effects of poverty at work: sadly our foodbank gets really busy at this time of year and the requests for help increase. Christmas is a hugely stressful and difficult and lonely time for many.
So to begin a month of reflection on the goodness of God in the sending of a Saviour, lets pray that He will open our eyes and hearts so that we see what He sees and respond in the way that He responds
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