As Advent begins, we start by acknowledging the weariness, grief, rage, and
hopelessness we carry—and we also affirm that we are made for joy. We start the
season with Zechariah and Elizabeth; they have battled infertility and have lived
many years. Perhaps they feel the weight of hopes and dreams unattained. The
angel comes to Zechariah with a promise of good news, but Zechariah can’t fully
receive it. Sometimes weariness can harden us and prevent us from living fully. Let
us acknowledge the ways we, too, are hardened by disbelief. Like the psalmist, let us
ask, “how long?” and plead for restoration.
~ From “How does a weary world rejoice?” Copyright A Sanctified Art, 2023

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