Yesterday I arrived at University, the morning sky still glowing pink and yellow. Advent is longing for dawn, hunger for light, a stirring at the core of our being where seeds of hope are nurtured through the darkness towards the light of life.
The library is a place where the mind seeks illumination, enlightenment, wisdom, love of truth. Christian faith is rooted in Jewish faith, and borrows its vocabulary: "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you." (Isaiah 60.1)
Advent happens when hope shines with the reflected glory of borrowed light.
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