Welcome to Advent

Advent is the season when we remember the Coming of God into the world in the most unexpected of ways. It is a holy season, marking “sacred time” – the beginning of the Church calendar – as opposed to “ordinary time.” Historically, it has always carried with it the theme
of preparation. In this sacred time we prepare ourselves to make Him room. That’s tough sledding these days.

Our typical preparation for Christmas is a bumper-to-bumper on-ramp for the Holiday Superhighway. It has a kind of violence to it, spiritually and emotionally, if not physically. Ubiquitous marketing. Mindnumbing jingles. Shameless insistence that we must consume more now than the rest of the year. And, HURRY! By all means, hurry to get it all done or you won’t be merry! (God rest ye merry gentlemen must surely refer to those recovering from the holidays.)

This Advent, join Urban Skye in our counter-cultural attempt to slow down and bring some spiritual intention to these four weeks preceding Christmas. Our blogging this season will be an invitation to enter the Story of the Nativity through the theme of The Third Way.

May you find Peace in His coming. May you find your Way.
The Urban Skye Community in DenverWelcome to Advent