Contemplate Advent
with Holy Family Episcopal Church
We don’t rush into Christmas.
We take our time.
The season of Advent is how the Church teaches us to wait on purpose, with hope. The kind of waiting that pays attention. We’ve pulled together some poems, songs, and other works of art and beauty that have helped us stay awake to the meaning of Advent. Maybe they’ll help you, too.
Listen.
Sounds that hold space for longing, joy, and mystery.
Handel’s Messiah (1742)
by Hervé Niquet & Le Concert Spirituel
“The Heights” + “Cry Mercy” (1998)
Listen back to back.
Read.
Poetry, lyrics, and language that expand our imagination.
“Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending”
by Charles Wesley
Waiting on the Word: A Poem a Day for Advent, Christmas & Epiphany
by Malcolm Guite
“Advent Sunday”
by Christina Rossetti
View.
Visual works that provoke wonder and make room for mystery.