Lately I have been reflecting on perspective, how one word can have myriad connotations, how one person's pleasure is another's pain, you get the drift. Hopefully, the recognition of this reality leads me to less judgment and more dialogue. It's okay that someone has a different perspective, but it is good to understand how it forms and why someone holds that particular view.
It can also lead to humility, knowing we are only human and real truth rests with God. Heck, even the word humility has approximately one million different connotations. In my Advent journal that I am keeping, I wrote a haiku about perspective.
Mary – sweet and tame?
Let me hear you say
“Yes” to God.
One reason why I love Advent so much is the gospel passages about Mary. If there ever was a good role model for openness, she is certainly it!
Let us walk in the holy presence.
another perspective on our Advent wreath
