Advent... See

This week in house church, we were discussing the necessity of Advent. Why do we need to take a special time to do what we should be doing all the time? A point well-taken.

For me personally, I find the rhythms of the church calendar and the church service essential or immersing me in the story of God– It helps me take a look around.

It’s too easy for me to fall into patterns of my faith pursuit that make me blind to my surroundings. For example, I can read a passage in the Bible and read it like I always read it, not stopping long enough to see it in a fresh way… or not stopping long enough for God’s Spirit to speak through the text.

I do this in life, too. When I live life on auto-pilot I miss the scenery. It’s like I live outside of life efficiently running from one obligation to the next, never enjoying anything because I’m not immersed in it.

I want to see.

I “wasted time” and took this picture this morning. My morning run was in the snow today. The world looked different. I felt I was running on the inside of the scene rather than checking “run” off my to do list.

I hope today I live inside of life, not outside of it.

I want to see.