Dear Sisters and Brothers in Velasco,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow we will light the second candle of Advent \u2013 the Candle of Peace. In Maine this is a season of darkness and cold. We will have only 9 hours of sunlight today; there is a little snow on the ground. I imagine Joseph and Mary travelling to Bethlehem through the dark. Today on that road they would be travelling through a war zone. Peace seems to be more of a dream then a promise. And I am reminded that God often speaks to us through our dreams. May we know that we are all travelling on that long road in the same direction with peace in our hearts with the certainty that Spirit is with us and the kingdom is before us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Queridas hermanas y hermanos de Velasco,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ma\u00f1ana encenderemos la segunda vela de Adviento: la Vela de la Paz. En Maine \u00e9sta es una estaci\u00f3n de oscuridad y fr\u00edo. Hoy tendremos s\u00f3lo 9 horas de luz solar; hay un poco de nieve en el suelo. Me imagino a Jos\u00e9 y Mar\u00eda viajando a Bel\u00e9n en la oscuridad. Hoy por ese camino estar\u00edan transitando por una zona de guerra. La paz parece ser m\u00e1s un sue\u00f1o que una promesa. Y recuerdo que Dios a menudo nos habla a trav\u00e9s de nuestros sue\u00f1os. Que sepamos que todos estamos recorriendo ese largo camino en la misma direcci\u00f3n con paz en el coraz\u00f3n desde la certeza de que el Esp\u00edritu est\u00e1 con nosotros y el reino delante de nosotros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Con Amor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Velasco, Tomorrow we will light the second candle of Advent \u2013 the Candle of Peace. In Maine this is a season of darkness and cold. We will have only 9 hours of sunlight today; there is a … Continue reading