Advent I, 2017

Advent I 2017

You are born

at the change of seasons

when textures and contrasts shift;

on the horizon at daybreak

and in the star-riddled heavens

shot through with cosmic grace;

You are born

in the ache and elation

of love’s fullness;

in the cry for dignity,

the work of justice,

the broad silence

of contemplation.

You are born

when we notice

ordinary glory

and stop

where we are

in a moment of divine wonder.

Kimberly M. King, RSCJ