Rector’s Reflection: Peace

​​Advent is about getting ready.

Getting ready for Christmas. 

Getting ready for God to come. 

I bet you know the Christmas story. 

So, instead of hearing it one more time, to get ready, we are going to have some meditations this Advent, some reflections on who shows up in the nativity.

 

Take a deep breath in….

…and out.

 

On the second Sunday of Advent, we light the candle of peace.

Peace sometimes feels impossible: peace in the world, peace in our families, peace within ourselves.

The same was true at the time of Jesus’ birth. There was violence, oppression, uncertainty and chaos.

In one of the stories of the first Christmas, we remember that Jesus was laid in a manger, an animal’s feed trough.

I think that this is beautiful. The animals, after a long day out working in the field, would return home for food, warmth, and rest. That is so fitting that Jesus, the Prince of Peace, was born in this humble place of peace.  

Peace must be worked for, but also uncovered wherever we find ourselves.

What does peace look like to you?