'THE HEART WHERE I WILL SPEAK': preparation for christmas

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Saturday, December 16, 2017

The season of advent

The season of Advent prepares ourselves for Solemnity of the Nativity or Christmas, the First Coming of Christ into the world; and its discipline trains us to prepare for Parousia, the Second Coming.

"Lord of the Universe! I am Thine and my dreams are Thine; a dream have I dreamed and I know not what it is. If they be good dreams, strengthen and fortify them and may they be fulfilled like the dreams of Joseph; but if they require to be amended, heal them as the waters of Marah were healed by the hands of Moses, our teacher, as Miriam was healed of her leprosy, as Hezekiah from his illness, and like the waters of Jericho sweetened by the hands of Elisha. And as Thou didst turn the curse of the wicked Balaam into a blessing, so do Thou turn all my dreams for me into good."