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.
There are lots of ways
in which we might make room for Jesus online. This is one! You can find others by entering ‘Advent resources’
into a search engine, or via links on the Church of England website, http://www.churchofengland.org/
Advent:
making room for Jesus – online.
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