“In 1993, a cache of 152 papyrus scrolls was found in a room adjacent to the church. They had been carbonized in the fire and that is what preserved them.”
--Inscription of findings in Byzantine church at ancient Petra in modern day Jordan
Throughout the season of Advent,
In the fires of worldly concern,
It will be our communion that preserves hope in the world.
By human bonds of love
That heal,
Will we resist the entanglements
That destroy.
Pathways do exist
In the trails made by saints,
So that even though we appear to wander in deserts,
We trust God leads us
To the everlasting oasis. Amen.
For reflection:
As the Kin_dom nears, what areas of our lives do we yearn to stand "first" in line?
Even in our thirst for justice, where is the Eden we have wandered from and to revisit that place, how can we abnegate our place in line?
We let others drink from our own wells. How will we let God refill them during this season of Advent?
The full reflection is posted here: http://guesthood.blogspot.com/2010/11/advent-and-petra.html
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