AdventWord

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence.” #adventword #wash #raindropsonroses

When we #prune away the layers of who we pretend to be, what is revealed? #AdventWord #StFrancisInGF #dijon #gloriafriedmann #levisagedelaliberté

“Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord.” Song of Solomon 8:6 #adventword #ablaze #stfrancisingf #sunflowers #halfmoonbay #backlit #songofsolomon8

“Yet even at the grave we make our song: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia” #adventword #ancestor #stfrancisingf #chapellesousbrancion

Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth #peace to those on whom his favor rests. #adventword #StFrancisInGF #arcdetriomphe #paris

#adventword #cry #StFrancisInGF #arcdetriomphe #paris

Without light we see through the glass darkly, but with light, we see face to face. #1corinthians13 #adventword #light #stfrancisingf #stresa #stresaitaly

#AdventWord #Awaken #Firenze

Which way? What to do next? … #Focus #adventword #adventword2017

#Wilderness #adventword #adventword2017

#Trust #adventword #adventword2017

#adventword #smooth #stfrancisingf #baptism #baptismalfont #salisburycathedral

What does it take for beauty to spring forth? Just a little: a little soil, a little rain, a little sun and the smallest of footholds for hope to #sprout. #AdventWord #StFrancisInGF #assisi #flowerinwall #umbria

Statue of St. Clare at Cattedrale di San Rufino where she was baptized. #Believe #adventword #adventword2017

We’re told that the dark is bad and that night is to be feared. But without night, without darkness, light cannot illuminate what is hidden. #adventword #night #firenze #florence #rearwindow

What do they see? #Dazzle A family looks at a reflective statue in Boboli Gardens. #adventword #adventword2017 #boboligardens #florenceitaly

Early morning rower on the Arno River in Florence. #adventword #focus #stfrancisingf #arnoriver #florenceitaly #firenze #rower

Simplify. #AdventWord #adventword2017 #Simplify 109w

Some watch and wait; others hurry past and the watcher goes unheeded. #adventword #watch #stfrancisingf #budapest #budapest_hungary

“Little Princess” – the first statue commissioned by the city of Budapest after the removal of communist-era statues. #Messenger #SomethingNew #adventword #adventword2017

Journey

’ve always imagined John the Baptist to be a bit of a fearsome character. #Voice #adventword #adventword2017 #camelshairclothing #locustfordinner

#adventword #prepare

Scales of the bark on an Alligator Juniper. Separate but #Among #adventword #adventword2017 #alligatorjuniper #prescottaz

“It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be afraid.” Deut. 31:8 #AdventWord #journey

#Heal – Brokenness is beautiful. #adventword #adventword2017

At the boundary of tame and #wild we are drawn toward possibility of what we and the world might become. #AdventWord #stfrancisingf #pacificabeach #wilderness #Luke3

Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low. #Prepare #adventword #adventword2017

#Expect joy in unexpected places. #adventword #StFrancisInGF #alpyland #mottarone #stresa 54w

Sometimes the path is rougher than we anticipate, especially when we don’t heed the warning. #AdventWord #rough #stfrancisingf #london #coventgarden #thetube 56w

#Mend – Earthquake repairs at the National Cathedral #adventword #adventword2017

Keeping watch is often a lonely occupation. #Watch #adventword #adventword2017 #lighthouse #lighthousephoto #bodieisland

Look at her face. For centuries, she has stood outside in the gardens of Hotel Dieu in Tournus, the hospital for the poor, praying for patients within. #adventword #persist

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