based on advent week 3 post: do we deserve joy? the advent of joycomes with a baby’s womb-leapingand a once-barren woman, familiar with shame,rejoicing over a pregnancy others called shameful;she calls out blessing instead:she names Mary blessed,and her words spark joy: in a woman fleeing a whispery hometown,full of those thinking they are better than […]
poem: the advent of our shame
a poem for Advent 2020, week 2 The advent of our shame was in the garden where we hid ourselves, clothed ourselves: Shame was our garment. God’s advent to meet us in that shame was to call out, “Where are you?” not— “What have you done?” Grace wanted to meet us, not shame us further. […]