Verses on the First Sunday of Advent:

Before the curtain rises and the baton moves,

before the gift is given and the box unwrapped,

before the hand is held and the kiss received;

there is a moment,

so slight,

so real.

Brushed again by a whisper,

the Word,

"alive".

An advent,

another Advent,

so thin and lingering a presence at this dusk,

wafting through raked leaves and wet grass.

This Advent,

so close,

sweeping the soul,

just for an...

instant,

with the truth of a God who always comes

and

never really leaves.                               

Fr. Frank, OP