Blog Post 12/19/2022 Advent Sojourn - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

 

Snoopy of Charlie Brown comic strip fame is typing a novel.  He begins his story, "It was a dark and stormy night ..." Snoopy always starts his stories in this manner.  Lucy looks at what Snoopy has written.  She goes into a tirade, putting down Snoopy for such a silly beginning.  Doesn't Snoopy know that any good story starts with the words, "Once upon a time ..."

 

The last frame of the comic strip has Snoopy starting his story again.  Now he is ready.  

He types, "Once upon a time, it was a dark and stormy night."  Do you feel like Snoopy sometimes?  No matter how you begin your story you somehow revert to "a dark and stormy night."  [Sermons.com - Richard A. Hasler, Empowered by the Light, CSS Publishing Company]

 

Darkness comes every evening to our world, and sometimes to our lives.  When darkness enters your life, light a candle to remind yourself that Christ the Light of the world is leading you.

 

His Light will guide you, let the season’s darkness remind you that Christ is our Light.

 

Advent Prayer: "Lord, may we praise You with our words, share You with our actions, and embrace You with our hearts & souls.  Give us the grace to look forward to Your return & be ready for it."  

 

May God Be Praised.