You may soon discover that I like to have "big ideas" -- changing the Sanctuary around, for example -- which seem random and unaccountable. Rest assured, they only seem that way because I often forget to let people know WHY I've done the crazy things I do.
So, as for the sanctuary ...
I am grateful for the portability of furnishings in the sanctuary because of the opportunities this provides to create and craft something new. In the run-up to Advent, I was thinking about the tradition of the Advent wreath and what it means to be the waiting people of God. And I realized that, with the possibility of putting the sanctuary "in the round" we could visually and literally become the Advent Wreath. The unlit Christ Candle is center stage, reminding us that what we long for is not yet fully arrived. Each week a different individual or family has created their own Advent Candle display. This way we see demonstrated the unique way God has crafted each one of us and that, for each one of us, the process of waiting may look different.
So, as we worship together on the coming Sundays, look around the sanctuary. Remember that none of us is waiting alone. Together we long for and praise the Coming King. Together we prepare for and worship the Baby born in a manger.
We are the waiting people of God, Christ's own advent wreath.
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