Advent Eve

 A lovely event today -

Saturday, December 2, 2017

as we gathered on Advent Eve Day

at First Baptist Church

in Springfield, Virginia.
An Advent Brunch.

Time to reflect, pause and ponder as we 

Await the Wonder 

of our Advent- Christmas 

celebrations.

We talked about how the Christ Child 

meets us in the mess of life, 

as we struggle to find margin space for Him.

Our prayer is that as we take the time

 to adjust expectations,

 we will be met with grace at the manger.

 We explored some Visual Faith

tools and practices.

We tried some exercises

 that help us to slow down, 

pay attention 

and deal with distractions.

What might our Advent journey

 actually LOOK LIKE

 if we take the time to tell the story?

Can a simple Word a Day 

help us to see what 

the Spirit is nudging at our soul?

Can these experiments draw us

 into a richer prayer life ?

Or enfold us into the the narrative

 of the story of God's Word?

Each person must find their own plan,

 discipline and challenge.

Our own personal Spiritual Formation plan-

 IEP-

 Individualized Education Plan.

Some collected Advent devotions,

 coloring books and reflections.

(Most found on Amazon)

 This group includes 

The Season of the Nativity

by Sybil MacBeth,

 and a downloadable and printable devotion

 by Illustrated Children's ministry.

Devotion books from 
Creative Communications for the Parish.

Some of the Advent calendars
 and the ADVENT-urous tag project
can be found on the 
Visual Faith Ministry website.
visualfaithmin.org
 Check out the project section 
and the free resources.

A thank you to Julie Zimmerman
 and her team for such a well-planned
 and enjoyable time.
May their Advent walk be blessed.