“For some reason we like to see days pass, even though most of us claim we don’t want to reach our last one for a long time.”
by Tom Hennen (“Life of a Day“)
Advent Outpost from the Backporch (#2)
Here we are again, inching forward in the diminishment of days dancing with the light and the darkness. This is the second Advent outpost in the series. See, last year my wife and I started an Advent neighborhood get together last year; soup, wine, bread, cheese, poetry, stories, hymns, and children bellowing. A eucharist of sorts, but more with an ancient turn to honoring both the light in the darkness, and the darkness itself. Due to Covid this will not be happening this year.
So I am attempting to put the spirit of what I experienced in that neighborhood Advent get together into a Contemplify Advent series. Consider this your backporch Advent outpost. Akin to that time you brought your trash can to the curb before retiring for the evening and you caught the moon’s eye aglow, radiating in the naked darkness and you stood there for a few extra seconds for no reason but to offer your appreciation.
I’ve asked some friends to swing by and offer a few words. In this second Advent outpost, we move throuogh the course of a day, from dawn to dusk. one of my favorite poets, Chris Dombrowski, kicks us off with a dawn poem from his book Ragged Anthem. I have some words on attention for the life of a day. And artist Jonathon Stalls leads us on a sunset walking meditation to round us out. So lace up and stretch those limbs or roll those wheels to this second Advent outpost.
Check out Chris Dombrowski’s work at cdombrowski.com
Check out Jonathon Stalls’ work at intrinsicpaths.com
Listen to Advent Outpost #1 here.
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