For Now...

My heart is really unsastisfied with church stuff right now. It may stem from the life situation in general; but I'm as happy with God as I've ever been. I just wish his bride would straighten up and fly right.

Anyway, this is really a placeholder for my next Advent meditation, which I hope to have up this weekend. Until then, an Advent hymn:

Of the Parent's heart begotten
when the worlds were yet to be,
One there was with no beginning,
one who is eternally
Source and Ending of all things that have been,
and all things that are to be,
forever and forever.

By this Word was all created,
by this word were all things done:
Land and air and deepest ocean,
harmony of three in one,
And all growing in the luminance
shed forth from the moon and sun,
forever and forever.

Blessed dawning of salvation
as the Word is breathed in grace
Into earthly flesh receiving
God incarnate taking place;
Now the light of God revealed
through the Child of human face,
forever and forever.

Now behold the One whom prophets
have foretold for ages long
On the faithful page of scripture,
seers and sages in their song;
Now the Promised One shines forth!
Let all earth its praise prolong
forever and forever.

- Divinum mysterium, 11th Cent.