Advent Gloom
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Advent: Discipleship in Darkness
Darkness.
The dreadful darkness. The dismal darkness. The dreary darkness.The very, very, dark darkness.
Four feeble candles on a wreath is all I have to hold back the bleak and blustery night.
Our tiny, trifling sphere tilts away from our source of light.
Solstice.
Solstice of the soul.
Advent.
I wait. I lament.
Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Festivus — this frenzied, bloated world makes merry to delude itself about the darkness.
But not me.
I slide into the darkness like a hangnailed finger slides into an overladen nostril.
Somber. Still. Sealed from the fury.
I wait.
I bleat mournful and minor ballads. No one will make me sing carols.
I will not hurry.
Advent is like being stuck behind a garbage truck when you’re running late.
I will face the abyss. I seek the courage to probe my vacuous soul.
An empty manger. A no-vacancy inn. My hollowfied heart.
The cold and merciless universe, this threadbare and weary world, my odoriferous and loathsome flesh are a COVID-infested Red Roof Inn between the Dollar Store and Waffle House that our vestal Saviour makes home.
Lodgifizing, Embodification, En-residentialmente, Abidingmonque, Chiliconcarne.
Still, I persist.
I dream of a day when the world will be dignified and tasteful.
I try hard not to savor this desolate time, to take no pride in my sanctimony.
Deep discipleship only for those as introspective, authentic, distinguished, and penitent as I.
Suggestions for a Meaningful Advent
Disclaimer: In case it isn’t obvious, this is a sophomoric, tongue-in-cheek attempt to lampoon our Advent pomposity. To any I have offended and/or exposed, I apologize. I hope whatever pain I caused is mitigated by a few small chuckles.
Merry Christmas!
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