Summarising the #Advent20 journey with Brian Draper:
And so, returning to Advent, we remember the words of the apostle John, as we draw towards this journey’s end: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… In him was life, and that life was the light of all [people]. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Brian asked us to sum our the advent journey in 6 words: “In the darkness, the light exists”
I wondered if that was too obvious, but that’s what comes to mind. Life still feels quite dark/wilderness like at times, and the little gems have really helped! I still vaguely remember from years ago a sermon someone gave re faith – like a match petering out in the darkness, but it’s still flickering .. and J John talking about in the darkest of night skies, the stars twinkle and beckon…