We
hear what it means to prepare. This preparation is an active
preparation, a time of active waiting. We are to do things.
Doing things and being active is something we do well. Our days
are filled with activity. We work at our jobs, take care of
our families, run from place to place getting things done. While
we are to prepare actively, we are not to prepare frantically.
How do we know the difference?
The preparation described here is one with purpose. We are
to prepare for days of peace, days when we learn war no more.
Not learning war means that we are to learn something else.
It means that there is an alternative, another thing to learn
instead. Not learning war means learning peace. Learning peace
means teaching peace in our congregations and being peaceful
in our lives. A peaceful Advent season includes time to pray,
time to be still, time to tell the story of the coming Messiah.
How do we plan for an Advent season like this? |
