Advent 2017

I wanted to at least attempt to keep up with creating a piece of art for each day of Advent this year! I also want to take part again this year in Journal Your Christmas. I joined the group of people taking this class project many years ago when I was a paper scrapbooker and have tried with varying degrees of success to keep up with the project over the years since! The class is not faith-based but everybody can make it exactly what they want it to be, so that's not an issue.

Anyway, back to Advent! Having looked at several Devotional projects, I decided to just start on 1st December and run my faith project alongside Journal Your Christmas, which also starts on 1st December.

So, here is what I read, considered and was inspired by for December 1st 2017, and my artwork resulting. I wish everybody a blessed and hope-filled Advent that will lead us to a Christmas full of truth.

Bernie x


Mark 13:32-37
But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come. It’s like a man going away: he leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

‘Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back – whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the cock crows, or at dawn. If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.

What I say to you, I say to everyone: “Watch!”’

Lent 2016 - Maundy Thursday - 24th March

Lent 2016 - Day 44 - 24th March - Maundy Thursday

I had a real feel I should be creating two pages this morning - a tall order for the time I had available!

The verses that tell about what happened in the Garden of Gethsemane always touch me, so I wanted to do a piece representing that. Although I haven't been Church organist for almost two years now, nor a member of the original Church Choir for several years, the words of this Francesca Leftley hymn always come to mind - they're so moving...

My soul is sad, my heart is breaking tonight
Could you not watch and comfort me until light?
Am I alone, surrounded only by night?
Could you not watch one hour with me?

Could you not keep awake for one hour with me?
Is it so hard that you should do this for me?
I die for you that you might always be free.
Could you not watch one hour with me?

And so I weep, and there is no-one to hear,
I am in pain; will no-one witness my tears?
I am your God, and as my passion draws near,
Could you not watch one hour with me?

But in contrast to the sadness, I also wanted to make a more positive feeling piece! The new Commandment of love was what really stood out to me so here we have it!
TFL!
Bernie x