by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 24, 2012 | Praying in Color
“For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” (2Corinthians 4:6 NRSV) Here is my friend Cindy O’s...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 21, 2012 | Praying in Color
My husband Andy and I flew to Seattle yesterday to spend Christmas with our son and two and a half year-old granddaughter. The trip was supposed to take 7 hours; it took 11 1/2 hours. Because of weird weather and missed connections, we spent hours waiting in airports....
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 16, 2012 | Praying in Color
Week two of Advent has not been just a remembrance of the despair and darkness felt by our Judeo-Christian ancestors; it seems more like a re-enactment. I am not a person who cries easily, I have sometimes wondered if there is something wrong with me or my tear ducts....
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 10, 2012 | Praying in Color
Here is the first week of my Advent calendar. I love the daily discipline of praying this way–especially when I manage to get up at 5 AM and sit at the table in the dark with only the lights of the candles on the Advent wreath. Here is my friend Cindy O’s...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 9, 2012 | Praying in Color
Advent is my favorite time of the year. I’m even somewhat of an Advent fundamentalist. I like the waiting, the preparation, the darkness, the melancholy,….I want it to last for its full twenty to twenty-four days. And then I want to celebrate with gusto...
