Month: December 2025

Season of Advent: Peace, Day 6 Reading: “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!”[1] Reflection: How has Christmas, the celebration, strayed so far from its origins? Did not the angels sing of “Peace on Earth” in Bethlehem 2000 years ago? Was that peace intended to apply … Continue reading Season of Advent: Peace, Day 6

Season of Advent: Peace, Day 5 Reading: “The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.”[1] Reflection: In its common usage, peace is not a singular concept but has many applications, several of which are relevant in preparing for the birth of the Christ-child. One common understanding of … Continue reading Season of Advent: Peace, Day 5

Season of Advent: Peace, Day 4 Reading: “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.”[1] Reflection: In war, peace comes when one side surrenders to the other. In business, peace may come through consensus where competing sides find a resolution … Continue reading Season of Advent: Peace, Day 4

Season of Advent: Peace, Day 3 Reading: “Christmas comes with many assumptions – some helpful, some not so much. Spirituality also comes with many assumptions, and the ones that fail us are the ones we make about what it’s supposed to look like, who is worthy for it to happen to, and what kind of … Continue reading Season of Advent: Peace, Day 3

Season of Advent: Peace, Day 2 Reading: “He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in the place of the two, thus making peace.”[1] Reflection: The more than 600 laws set out in the Torah (the first five books of the Bible) to guide … Continue reading Season of Advent: Peace, Day 2