The
theme of the third week of Advent is HEAVEN.
In
the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The heavens are the vault
established over the earth, separating — parting — the waters of chaos. And God
created the sun and the moon to rule over the heavens; and the human being,
male and female, to rule over the earth.
When
the Son came into the world, he taught his disciples to pray that the will of
God our father in the heavens be done on earth as it is in heaven.
In
other words, Father God, let your will be done in the realm ruled over by the
human being, just as it is done in the realm ruled over by the sun and the
moon.
The
sun and the moon rule over their realm as instructed by God, in equity with one
another, taking turn and turn-about, marking days and seasons. From the
perspective of the far north on earth, where I live, the sun takes on the
greater burden in the summer months, and the moon in the winter months, in a
majestic dance, a king and queen attended by their court of stars, honouring
one another.
May
the heavens be our pattern.
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