Category Archives: Advent

Time: Advent Word 3

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Boz

Today, I will borrow my contribution from”Burnt Norton,” first of the Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot, my acknowledged maestro in all things Anglican. Whenever I ponder the word time, it is this poem that informs my musings: Time present and time past Are … Continue reading →

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Visit: Advent Word 2

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Boz

Visit me when you can, But when you do, Let me know you’re here. Knock on the door, Rap on the windowpane, Holler across the fence, Whisper in my ear, “I’m here.” For my senses have dulled, I neglect to … Continue reading →

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Unexpected: Advent Word 1

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Boz

I have decided once again to participate in #AdventWord, the global online Advent calendar sponsored by Virginia Theological Seminary. Today is the first day of Advent and a wonderful day to return to my sadly neglected blog. Unexpected is a … Continue reading →

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Waiting Room

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Boz

Of the many words of Just(e) Words, some have become leitmotivs intertwining the preoccupations of my mind with the events in my life. In fact, I find comfort in the notion that body and soul are so firmly bound together … Continue reading →

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Believe: Advent Word 22

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Boz

December 24, 2017 This morning, we awoke on the last Sunday of Advent. We opened the final window of the Advent calendar, lighted the fourth candle of the Advent wreath, and sang for the last time during this liturgical cycle, … Continue reading →

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Child: Advent Word 21

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Boz

For me, today’s word–child–symbolizes in ways poignant or tragic, depending on my mood, all the things I don’t have. Turning 28 was more traumatic to me than 50 or even 60 because at that time, 28 was the upper age limit … Continue reading →

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Greeting: Advent Word 20

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Boz

Four times in his letters, Paul counsels the early Christians to “greet one another with a holy kiss” (Romans 16:16, 1 Corinthians 16:20, 2 Corinthians 13:12, and 1 Thessalonians 5:26). Likewise, Peter urges, “Greet one another with a kiss of … Continue reading →

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Renew: Advent Word 19

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Boz

The new moon, as its name suggests, renews itself; how marvelous it is in this change, a beacon to the hosts on high, shining in the vault of the heavens! (Sirach 43:8) From the Apocrypha comes this apt metaphor to represent … Continue reading →

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Embrace: Advent Word 18

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Boz

I love a Gershwin tune, and I must confess that I seldom use the word embrace unless I’m belting out, “Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you.” Hug, hold, cuddle–almost never embrace. So today my task is to write about a word that … Continue reading →

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Open: Advent Word 17

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Boz

Today’s word offers an immediate and poignant reminder of the years of my childhood spent nurturing my faith at the First Church of Christ in Globe, Arizona.

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