Contemplative Haven: Finding Time "To Be" 
Finding Time "To Be"
During Advent, a time of wonder and waiting, we might take a lesson from the children, amid the hustle and bustle of Christmas preparations. Here is a little excerpt from the book, Born Contemplative:
"Two friends of mine were sitting on the sand at Whitley Bay while Katie, the two-and-a-half-year old daughter of one of them, occupied herself nearby. Having found a gull's feather she spent a long time looking at it, feeling it and turning it every way. She then rested it on the water and watched it being carried a little way away and then being brought back on a wave. She picked it up again and continued to play with it like this for the best part of half an hour. The two friends were forcibly struck by the sheer wonder which had taken possession of that child for so long, and they realized how much they, as adults, were missing out on. They had, however, provided this wonderful opportunity for Katie just TO BE, without interference, in communion with the universe." (Sister Madeleine Simon)
One of my wishes for all of us this Advent is that we may find a little bit of time every day just "to be" - to watch the sparrows and chickadees at the birdfeeder, to admire a pinecone as we fashion a wreath, to gaze at the intricate frost patterns on our windows, or whatever captures our fancy and sense of wonder in our part of the world. May we be a little bit as children, as we await the coming of the Christchild.
posted by Gabrielle at 12:05 AM
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