Lil Smith
November 27, 2016
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Most adults have no trouble connecting the four weeks of Advent with preparation.  candle-of-hopeLikewise, most children have no trouble connecting these weeks with anticipation and waiting.  But what are we really preparing for?  What it is that we are anticipating and waiting for?  Christ has already been born!  Spiritual preparation in Advent is about preparing our hearts to change so that we can recognize Christ’s presence in the here and now, in faces of ourselves and others, in the blessings we have and in the faces of those who have not.  This can enable us to prepare for the Second Coming of Christ in glory by working for peace and justice, by feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and clothing the naked.

Let us prepare with joy and peace in our hearts this season.

Eunice Cheshire

HeartPaths DFW

Spiritual Director

About The Author:

My simple life… is not simple at all. Yet it is so simple when I let God lead me. I have been married to Greg for 27 years and we have three wonderful children. My simple life is not simple at all. Yet it is so simple when I let God take control. I followed God’s call to begin seminary at Perkins School of Theology in January 2006. I graduated in May 2011. My life is not simple at all. Yet it is so simple when I listen for God’s call. I began the Degree in the Art of Spiritual Direction at San Francisco Theological Seminary in January 2009. I graduated in May 2011. My life is not simple at all. Yet it is so simple when I listen for God's call. I was ordained in the Presbyterian Church USA and spent three amazing years in Pastoral Ministry at Highland Springs Senior Living in Dallas, TX. My life is not simple at all. Yet it is so simple when I listen for God's call. My passion is the Christian Spiritual Life. As a spiritual director and retreat leader, I am so blessed to hear how God is at work in the world. How is God at work in your life?

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