Tonight was the Advent Spiral at church. We were so happy to share this beautiful tradition with our church comminity for the first time last year, and are happy to be able to continue it again this year.
Preparing the apples.
Such a hard working group of girls!
Emma was the first to walk the spiral this year.
Grace was next. Walking the Advent Spiral is beloved by both girls but especially Grace. She has been waiting all year for this enchanting night.
Everything about this night is truly magical. The smells. The pretty background music. Watching as the spiral goes from darkness to light. It really is the perfect way to enter into the final few weeks of the year (and the busy days that fill the holiday season). We look forward to sharing this tradition with our beloved faith community for years to come. xo
Advent Spiral Poem
Deep Mid-Winter drawing near,
Darkness in
our Garden here –
One small
flame yet bravely burns
To show a
path which ever turns.
Earth,
please bear us as we go,
Seeking
Light to send a-glow:
Branches
green and moss and fern,
Mark our path
to trace each turn.
Brother
animals, teach us too
To serve
with patience as you do.
We walk
with candle toward the Light
While Earth
awaits with hope so bright:
In the
Light which finds new birth
Love may
spread o’er all the Earth.
Deep
Mid-Winter drawing near –
May Light
arise in our Garden here.
-Nancy
Foster
