“We are sorry for the inconvenience, but this is a revolution.”
Subcomandante Marcos
You
say you want a revolution
Well,
you know
We
all want to change the world
You
tell me that it's evolution
Well,
you know
We
all want to change the world
John
Lennon/ Paul McCartney
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We
like our Advent expectant
Joy
Hope
Peace
And
love
We
wrap ourselves up
In
the hauntingly somber songs
Of
longing
“O
Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
We
like our Christmas soft
Starry
skies
Simple
shepherds
Friendly
animals
Angel
choirs
And
a cute little baby boy
Our
hearts burn within us
as
we sing “Silent Night”
by
the of candlelight
And
so
With
the best of intentions, we domesticate Christmas
But
Christmas is not soft or comfortable
Sorry
for the inconvenience, but Christmas is a revolution.
Advent
is the prelude to a revolution (Robert Barron)
And
Christmas is that moment when the revolution began
That
moment when God intruded into human history
And
said (in effect)
Look
and listen!
And
then proceeded to turn everything upside down
Introducing
a revolutionary new way of doing life
A
crazy, foolish way of life
Where
the first are last and the last first
Where
you give to receive
And
die to live
This
is what a revolution of love looks like
Where
we change the world
Not
by grabbing power and using power
Not
by accumulating wealth,
But
by embracing the pain of the world,
And
lifting others up
By
feeding the poor, clothing the naked, and housing the homeless
Welcoming
the stranger
And
changing the systems that lead to injustice and inequity
In
Advent we prepare for change
It
is a time for introspection
And
honesty
It
is a time when we open the manger of our heart
And
prepare for love to be born
Christmas?
Is
when Jesus, truly Emmanuel
when
Jesus alive inside us
changes
us forever
and
we start the revolution
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