The days are surely coming
by chuckofish
Advent is here, can you believe it?
This lovely long weekend I celebrated Thanksgiving with the boy’s in-laws, went to a “Rock N Roll” craft fair in terra incognita, “shopped local” and online, bought my evergreen wreath from the local Boy Scout troop, and got out all my Christmas decorations. I also got some decorations up, but I have a long way to go. The boy came over for his birthday dinner (honey mustard chicken) and put up our outside Christmas lights–yay!
I went to church–Advent I–and we were warned:
“And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26 men fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 Now when these things begin to take place, look up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
We didn’t sing this hymn, but I wish we had. You go, Charles Wesley!
And now–back to the salt mines.
dual personalities 
We sang that hymn! And “Sleepers Wake!” which is another favorite of mine (and v dramatic) xo.
When I was decorating, I was thinking that I wished some boyscouts would come by and see me a fresh wreath! I’m sure the house looks great — can’t wait to see you in a couple of weeks!!
Thank you for the post, beautiful video and choir. For more on CharlesWesley and the Lichfield Cathedral, I would like to invite you to the website for the book series, The Asbury Triptych Series. The trilogy based on the life of Francis Asbury, the young protégé of John Wesley and George Whitefield, opens with the book, Black Country. The opening novel in this three-book series details the amazing movement of Wesley and Whitefield in England and Ireland as well as its life-changing effect on a Great Britain sadly in need of transformation. Black Country also details the Wesleyan movement’s effect on the future leader of Christianity in the American colonies, Francis Asbury. The website for the book series is http://www.francisasburytriptych.com. Please enjoy the numerous articles on the website. Again, thank you, for the post.
Thank you for your comment! I enjoyed reading about your books and Francis Asbury.
You’re welcome. I love the video of Lichfield Cathedral. It was one of the first significant locations that the young Asbury would have seen on his first itinerant trip to Derbyshire. Beautiful structure to the glory of God.