Comments on: A Sermon for the First Sunday of Advent http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/sermon-from-the-first-week-of-advent/ Serving the joyful cultivation of the theological craft for the life of the church: inquiring honestly, deliberating wisely, acting faithfully Wed, 15 May 2013 06:00:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Laurie http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/sermon-from-the-first-week-of-advent/#comment-29112 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:42:45 +0000 http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/?p=5033#comment-29112 Thanks for sharing your perspective here, Zen. I want to approach the season more intentionally because of it – looking back at Christ’s birth with deep appreciation and looking forward to His coming with great anticipation!

]]> By: Zen http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/sermon-from-the-first-week-of-advent/#comment-28981 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:05:26 +0000 http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/?p=5033#comment-28981 David,

I am with you on this. The movement of our Church calendar, not only in advent season, seems to point us to continual celebration. Rather than having a day (or two) to spend with your family, the liturgical structure offers a much more holistic movement of celebration for the Church.

It is a very beautiful tradition that may not bear heavily enough upon the evangelical life.

Happy Second Sunday of Advent :)

]]> By: davidahuander http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/sermon-from-the-first-week-of-advent/#comment-28836 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:13:45 +0000 http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/?p=5033#comment-28836 Hey Zen,

Nice post. Thanks for it. I too am dismayed by the way we (myself include) approach the advent season. The celebratory nature of it is great, but it is short lived. My family and I celebrate Hanukkah (I am an ethnic Jew) and I am somewhat embarrassed to say that I and my children are often more excited about it than about Christmas. I wonder if part of the problem here is our reducing Christmas to just one day. Hanukkah is an eight day holiday, and perhaps its length is part of the reason my family and I seem to enjoy it more. My Roman Catholic and Anglican friends celebrate Christmas for at least twelve days and they seem to have the same celebratory attitude you talk about for much longer than I do. So, perhaps your remarks provide some support for a return (at least for me and my family) to the liturgical calendar.

Thanks again,

David

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