Quotes for Advent

[Shin]

Welcome to the forums! I hope you have splendid time here!   

There's a lot of food for inspiration and meditation. Also there's a stop by for coffee thread where it can be great to talk about daily life and gardening.

[CyrilSebastian]

The Lord is coming, always coming.   
When you have ears to hear and eyes to see, you will recognize him at any moment of your life.   
Life is Advent; life is recognizing the coming of the Lord.   
 
Henri Nouwen

[CyrilSebastian]

The Book of Zechariah Chapter 2 Verse 14 
Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming to dwell among you, says the Lord.   
 
 

[CyrilSebastian]

Advent is patience it's how God has made us a people of promise, in a world of impatience.   
 
Stanley Hauerwas

[CyrilSebastian]

The Book of Zephaniah Chapter 2 Verse 7   
In the houses of Ashkelon at evening       
they shall couch their flocks,   
For the Lord their God shall visit   
them, and bring about their restoration.

[CyrilSebastian]

The Gospel According to Luke Chapter 2 Verses 45-46   
Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.   
And Mary said: My spirit proclaims the greatness of the Lord.

[eschator83]

This is very truly a great thread.  What a pleasure and inspiration to go back and reread.  Many thanks to all.  May I add, from this morning's prayer: Your light will come, Jerusalem; the Lord will dawn on you in radiant beauty, you will see His glory within you.

[Shin]

And many thanks for the encouraging words my friend. 

[CyrilSebastian]

The Book of Zechariah Chapter 9 Verse 9   
Rejoice heartily, O daughter Zion,     
shout for joy, O daughter Jerusalem!   
See, your king shall come to you;   
a just savior is he.

[CyrilSebastian]

Isaiah Chapter 61 Verse 11 
As the earth brings forth its plants,   
and a garden makes its growth spring up,   
So will the Lord God make justice and praise spring up before all the nations.

[eschator83]

I don't feel deserving to bring this wonderful thread forward again, but I love it and no one objected last year.  May all readers and members have a blessed Advent.
When you consider the quotation about St Andrew, consider also if you will a small, beautiful stone church near the foot of the arch in St Louis, near the river, which houses a statue of St Andrew, terrible but powerfully impactful, depicting his torment and death by Persians.  Some call this a legend, even a myth, because they say it is not adequately documented in history, but I say it is a living testament to enormous Faith and courage.

[CyrilSebastian]

The Book of Isaiah Chapter 40 Verse 3   
In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;   
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

[CyrilSebastian]

In The Gospel According to Matthew Chapter 3 Verse 1 says that John the Baptist came calling   
for repentance because God's kingdom was close at hand.

[CyrilSebastian]

Advent is the time of promise; it is not yet the time of fulfillment.   
 
Alfred Delp, Advent of the Heart: Seasonal Sermons and Prison Writings 1941-1944

[CyrilSebastian]

Psalm 46 Verse 10-11   
"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."     
The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.

[CyrilSebastian]

The book of the Prophet Isaiah Chapter 40 Verse 9   
You who bring good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain.   
You who bring good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voices with a shout,   
lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, "Here is your God!"