Here is a call to worship for the end of the Advent season � specifically, the December solstice marking the shortest day of year. It was written by Roddy Hamilton, minister at the New Kilpatrick Church in Bearsden, Scotland.
Advent Call to Worship: December Solstice
it is solstice night
it is the death of darkness
for an age
light has been slipping away
but now
no further
it shall return
and in the hearing of the darkness
the light says:
arise
shine
for your light has come
the promise frees itself from the frost
and long nights
there is an awakening
and in the hearing of the darkness
the light says:
the people who have walked in darkness
have seen a great light
the day now
shrunken yet
is filled with hope
and begins to stretch
pushing at the edges of darkness
scraping it away
with hope of new life
and in the hearing of the darkness
the light says:
for unto you a child is born
unto you a son is given
this is a darkness greater than any night
and the light more than the day
right in the heart of the deeper, human darkness
a manger is ready
as the age of brightness returns
the advent promise
has found a place
to chase the darkness
and make room for the light
it is the death of darkness
for an age
light has been slipping away
but now
no further
it shall return
and in the hearing of the darkness
the light says:
arise
shine
for your light has come
the promise frees itself from the frost
and long nights
there is an awakening
and in the hearing of the darkness
the light says:
the people who have walked in darkness
have seen a great light
the day now
shrunken yet
is filled with hope
and begins to stretch
pushing at the edges of darkness
scraping it away
with hope of new life
and in the hearing of the darkness
the light says:
for unto you a child is born
unto you a son is given
this is a darkness greater than any night
and the light more than the day
right in the heart of the deeper, human darkness
a manger is ready
as the age of brightness returns
the advent promise
has found a place
to chase the darkness
and make room for the light
~ written by Roddy Hamilton, and posted on the New Kilpatrick Church website. http://www.nkchurch.org.uk/
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