Ten years ago, this week, I wrote a post with the same title (except the Sunday Stills part). Today I’m resharing parts of the post with images depicting peace.
If we were having coffee, I would ask you to sit with me for a moment and chat about our difficulties in waiting. Do you like to wait? I don’t. To me, it is time wasted. I usually multitask while waiting by reading, doodling, deleting stuff from my phone… you know. I am very impatient. Definitely a character flaw.
If we were having coffee, I would remind you that a host of bloggers have posted about the recent, tragic events in the form of mass shootings and terrorism all over the world (from 2015–still true today!). As our hearts go out to the victims and families who have suffered injury and death, we simply long for peace.
Unfortunately, we all know the world will go the way it will, not the way you or I would have it. So we must wait.
Glimpses of Peace in This World
Do you find peace in a sunrise or a sunset?
** “We can bring peace to these dark days. We can be a light for others to see by.” – Janet Sunderland. Community of the Incarnation **
Finding Peace in Nature
** “I don’t think we can ever give up hope of finding peace. Although it might be decades or even longer, we have to believe that it is possible.” ~ Edwina **
** “We all hope and pray for peace. With all the terrorism and other violent events in this world we wonder if it will ever happen. Even so, I think it is important that we live our lives in spreading peace, love, and goodwill.” ~ PJ **
Along the continuum of religious belief, whether Christian, Jew, Muslim, Atheist, or somewhere in between, you and I will wait for peace. We will likely wait our entire lives. Our children may wait their whole lives.
Second Week of Advent
On this second Sunday of Advent, as Christians light the second candle, we celebrate and pray for peace. Now more than ever, we need peace in our world. Regardless of your spiritual orientation, as humans, we long for peace on this planet.
The Advent season is also about waiting. During Advent, we’re reminded of all those centuries when God’s people awaited the fulfillment of God’s promises, the years of uncertainty, the time of doubt.
The second Advent candle is called the Bethlehem candle, or the candle of peace. ✨
“The time before Christmas is Advent, a season of preparation for Christmas. Christians prepare for celebrating the birth of Jesus by remembering the longing of the Jews for a Messiah. In Advent, we’re reminded of how much we ourselves also need a Savior, and we look forward to our Savior’s second coming even as we prepare to celebrate his first coming at Christmas. The word “Advent” comes from the Latin word adventus, which means “coming” or “visit.” From the blog of Patheos by Mark D Roberts.
If you would like to know more about the celebration of Advent, read Fascinating Mystery for more information.
** I’ve included a few comments from bloggers who shared their thoughts on peace in the original 2015 post. Apply these comments to today, and they still ring true. **
Sharing this week for Johnbo’s Cellpic Sunday, Sadje and Kym’s Wednesday Quotes: Celebrating Holidays.
Sunday Stills Photo Challenge Reminders
The Sunday Stills weekly-themed photo challenge is easy to join. You have all week to share and link your post. Please use your own original images, whether new or from your archives.
- Remember to title your blog post a little differently from mine.
- Please create a new post for the theme or link to a recent one.
- Entries for this theme can be posted all week.
- Tag your post “Sunday Stills.”
- Don’t forget to create a pingback to this post so that other participants can read your post.
- I also recommend adding your post’s URL to the comments.
If you are participating in the photo challenge, I look forward to seeing how you interpret this week’s theme! Creativity is encouraged, so please share your own photographs (old or new), poems, original short stories, and music inspired by the theme. Join me next week as we explore the colors of red and green for the monthly color challenge.
May we all find the peace we crave during this time of reflection, regardless of the wait.
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