Today we enter the Advent Antiphons, a series of ancient prayers said (traditionally, sung) in the evening from December 17 to December 23. Each Antiphon is based on a particular title ascribed to Jesus, the coming king. My intention is to suggest a place in the house where we might make room for Jesus by meditating on these prayers.
The first antiphon is O Sapientia, or O Wisdom. Today, the internet gives us unprecedented access to information, and indeed to other people’s knowledge – knowledge being an understanding of how to interpret and present information. But just as information is not knowledge, so knowledge is not wisdom...
O Sapientia
O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High,
reaching from one end to the other mightily,
and sweetly ordering all things:
Come and teach us the way of prudence.
Other ways in which we might make room for Jesus online include:
from the side-bar of this blog, I link to Common Worship Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Night Prayer;
check out the digital story of the nativity;
catch up with the Church of England’s online advent calendar.
Advent: making room for Jesus – online.
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