{"id":13599,"date":"2022-12-16T07:07:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T12:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=13599"},"modified":"2022-12-14T10:04:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T15:04:42","slug":"the-evergreen-journal-46-the-stress-of-a-social-gathering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/the-evergreen-journal-46-the-stress-of-a-social-gathering\/","title":{"rendered":"The Evergreen Journal #46 – Advent is a Personal, Intimate Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Evergreen Journal # \u2013<\/p>\n

The Evergreen Journal #46
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\u00a0Advent is Personal
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\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2022. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Lynda McKinney Lambert. Our Advent Wreath is in the center of our dining room table. With all of the candles glowing, it is Christmas Day at our house. Merry Christmas to all.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lynda’s Note:<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Throughout the months and seasonal changes of 2022, I continued to explore the word, Evergreen.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

By writing a series of weekly blog posts for The Evergreen Journal<\/em>, I could stay focused on my theme for the year, which helped me grow in many areas of my daily life.<\/p>\n

As I move closer to the completion of this year, I discover that living an evergreen-type of life brings me to some thoughts about what it all means on a day-to-day basis. Thank you for taking this Evergreen Journey with me in 2022!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Advent is a Personal, Intimate Journey<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

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I admit it.<\/span><\/p>\n

I <\/span>am a history junkie!<\/span><\/p>\n

I <\/span>love ancient history and the recorded facts and discoveries we encounter over <\/span>our lifetime.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Texts,<\/span>carvings in stone, architecture, burial sites, and artworks beckon me to <\/span>continue on my life pilgrimage.<\/span><\/p>\n

E<\/span>verything in our world today has connections to the past. Everything you see every day as Breaking News on the TV reports\u00a0 is not new at all.
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\u00a0<\/span>\u201cWhat has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is\u00a0nothing<\/b>\u00a0new<\/b>\u00a0under<\/b>\u00a0the sun<\/b>.\u201d – Ecclesiastes 1:9.\u00a0 ~ <\/span>King Solomon<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The longer we live and learn, the more work we do in research, and the more we understand this truth about ourselves and our world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I’ve <\/span>discovered that my life is a sacred, supernatural pilgrimage.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0It’s taken quite a few decades to be able to see it as clearly as I do now. This supernatural journey is what I have been writing about my entire life.\u00a0 My art and my writings come from a wellspring of supernatural and intimate life experiences and discoveries.
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It <\/span>was a joy to bring such discoveries to students as I lectured in the Humanities <\/span>courses \u2013 From the Ancient \u2013 to Medieval \u2013 Through the Renaissance \u2013 the <\/span>Enlightenment of the optimistic humanism of modernists, and the despair and <\/span>rejections of post-modernism \u2013 and now – dysfunction,\u00a0 confusion, and despair\u00a0 of the Post-<\/span>Post Modernists.
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Sight <\/span>Loss:<\/span><\/p>\n

After <\/span>sight loss in 2007, I retired from teaching in the classrooms and lecture halls. I had two passions in life – teaching art and art history; making art.\u00a0 Now, what in the world would I do without sight? What an unexpected turn in my life path.\u00a0 I had lots more learning to do.
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In <\/span>2009, after I learned how to use technologies for the blind, I continued on my life-path of <\/span>sharing my passions for history, art, music, and life.\u00a0 I realized that I could do this by I starting to writ a <\/span>blog. Now my audience would be much larger than it was in the classrooms and auditoriums of the college.
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Thirteen <\/span>years ago, in December 2009, I created my first blog post.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

At that time, I wrote:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/em>\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0I am making my <\/span><\/strong>declaration personal:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong>I am passionate about everything – Nature, Visual Art,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Poetry, Non-Fiction Essays, History, <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Culture and Literature,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Travels, Memory, <\/span><\/em>and Dreams.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Walking by Inner Vision Blog<\/span><\/em> is <\/span><\/em><\/strong>a CELEBRATION of LIFE <\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I <\/span>am captivated by Chapter 1 of Matthew’s Gospel.<\/span><\/p>\n

He recounts Jesus’ birth, naming, and circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n

Matthew states that Jesus was\u00a0<\/span>born in Bethlehem<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0during the time of Herod the Great.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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As a humanities professor, I lectured on art, art history, and ancient architecture.<\/span><\/p>\n

To prepare for my Humanities lectures, I learned more about the people who lived in the times when architecture was developed. Understanding our contemporary culture begins with research and studies in the ancient past. We look to those first sources as our primary sources.<\/span><\/p>\n

We begin there, and we continue to study the cultural artifacts and history through the ages.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am particularly fascinated by how ancient events are celebrated by people living in the 21st century. That is you, and me.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ADVENT is a Personal, intimate Pilgrimage \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n

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During the four Sundays of Advent, churches, and homes of Christians are illuminated with candles. Followers of Jesus light the candles of their Advent wreaths. The candles are placed into the evergreens in a perfect circle to symbolize God’s eternity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Advent <\/span>means “coming.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During the season, present-day followers of Jesus prepare a set-apart time when they will reflect on Jesus’ coming to earth. This supernatural birth in the ancient past, reveals God to humanity in a way that created beings could understand their supernatural divine Creator. Throughout Jesus’ life on earth, he always pointed to \u201cthe Father.\u201d It was his mission, to show us the Father.<\/span><\/p>\n

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During <\/span>Advent, Christians will light candles in a specific order each Sunday for four <\/span>weeks before Christmas Day. The final candle (The Jesus Candle) is lit on <\/span>Christmas Day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Here are how the candles are arranged in<\/span><\/p>\n

order:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>There <\/span>are three colors of candles:<\/span><\/p>\n

3 Purple, 1 Pink, and 1 white.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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3 are Purple or Violet<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Purple<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(or\u00a0<\/span>violet<\/span><\/strong>) has traditionally been the primary color of\u00a0<\/span>Advent<\/span><\/a>. This hue symbolizes\u00a0<\/span>repentance<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>fasting<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>the spiritual discipline of denying oneself food or some other pleasure is one-way <\/span>Christians show their devotion to God and prepare their hearts for his arrival.<\/span><\/p>\n

Purple-violet is also the liturgical color for Lent’s\u00a0<\/span>season<\/span><\/a>, which similarly involves a time of reflection, <\/span>repentance, self-denial, and spiritual readiness.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Purple <\/span>is also the color of royalty and Christ’s\u00a0<\/span>sovereignty<\/span><\/a>, known as the “King of Kings.” <\/span>So, <\/span>purple in this application demonstrates the anticipation of and reception of <\/span>the coming King celebrated during Advent.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Personally, <\/span>I can never read Genesis1 enough \u2013 it is such a thrill to read the Creation <\/span>story. My full-length book of poems, Star Signs: New and Selected Poems<\/a>, was inspired by reading <\/span>Genesis 1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Friends, I hope you understand that we have heavenly origins. All of humanity is a creation of God, the Father, and we can see how that took place in the beginning when we read Genesis 1. My book,\u00a0Star Signs: New and Selected Poems<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/em> is a celebration of our heavenly heritage, in poetry.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Here <\/span>is how the candle for Advent are lit:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Week<\/span>#1: Purple_<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>first candle of the Advent wreath, the prophecy candle, or the candle of hope. <\/span>Every <\/span>the event in the story of Jesus’ birth was introduced <\/span>long <\/span>before it happened \u2013 by Prophets. <\/span>So, <\/span>the first candle celebrates prophecies from the Old Testament.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Week <\/span>#2: Purple Bethlehem candle, or the candle of preparation,<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve learned that God always provides a sign for every promise to humanity. The message will point to an actual event that will take place in the future. When a celestial messenger or a prophet appears. After the events are predicted, there is a period of preparation for the events that are expected. In this case, the birth of a baby.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Week #3: Likewise, the THIRD WEEK – the third Advent Candle is Purple – <\/span>The <\/span>Shepherd’s Candle. \u2013 Candle of JOY<\/span><\/p>\n

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I <\/span>kept thinking about the shepherds described in the Biblical accounts of the <\/span>birth of Jesus. You can read all of the details by going to Luke 2 in the New <\/span>Testament of the Holy Bible.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I <\/span>know very little about tending sheep, but I understand the metaphor of the <\/span>attributes of people who are very much like sheep.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I <\/span>taught ancient Greek and Roman History \u2013 and one of the things the students <\/span>discovered is how the image of sheep and goats was portrayed in the art and <\/span>philosophy of the 2\u00a0 pagan world-dominant cultures from the past. It’s fascinating to <\/span>study the pictures of the sculptures and the animal images in the cultures’ <\/span>stories. The Greeks and the Romans have much insight to reveal to teach us in our century. You can look at imagery from both cultures, <\/span>and you will see the sheep and the goat depicted in their artifacts. For each of those cultures, there was no line between sacred and secular – they were one.
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The Bible also has a lot to say about sheep and goats. They are icons of a world view \u2013 in each of the cultures. But, do you know they are also significant icons of the Christian World View throughout history?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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From <\/span>the beginning of the story about the coming of Jesus, we are entering into the <\/span>Supernatural. And it\u2019s so exciting to know that the events that happened <\/span>on this particular night were written out in detail centuries before this night.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Week <\/span>#4 Candle is ROSE.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ah,<\/span>the color has changed. What does that mean? <\/span>Something<\/span><\/p>\n

new is happening now \u2013 something entirely different in our story.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It’s <\/span>called the ANGEL candle, or the candle of love. <\/span>The<\/span><\/p>\n

Miraculous \u2013 Divine Intervention in Human Affairs <\/span>In <\/span>the Biblical recording of the birth of Jesus, something miraculous was about to <\/span>happen. The angel announced the news and prepared humans for the discovery of a <\/span>miraculous event. Angels often appeared to save someone from disaster on many <\/span>occasions in history.<\/span><\/p>\n

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(Next year, when I am writing The Evergreen Journal stories, I\u2019ll write about my encounter with an angel who came to rescue me when I was in a very dangerous and life-threatening place at night.)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Week <\/span>#4 is the JOY Candle \u2013\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This <\/span>is the Incarnation \u2013 the in-dwelling of the divine inside of Mary’s body. She <\/span>safely carried her baby, who was both human and divine and delivered him on <\/span>that miraculous night in Bethlehem. Mary carried God inside of her <\/span>body! Think of it!\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>JOY <\/span>of BIRTH \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Do you remember the birth of your first child?<\/span><\/p>\n

My <\/span>daughter, Salome’, is now almost sixty years old.<\/span><\/p>\n

She <\/span>had a flaw when she was born \u2013 one ear was folded over \u2013 <\/span>Eventually, <\/span>she had to have plastic surgery to fix the ear.<\/span><\/p>\n

But <\/span>no matter what our baby looks like at birth, we love that baby with a passion, <\/span>don’t we? Remember how you felt when you held your baby for the first time?<\/span><\/p>\n

What did you do?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Christmas Day – <\/span>The day is Candle #5 \u2013 WHITE \u2013 JESUS CANDLE – Purity<\/span><\/p>\n

On <\/span>Christmas Day – December 25<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Typically, the candles are arranged around a <\/span>pine wreath and are on the center of a dining room table. I\u2019ve seen many other <\/span>ways of doing it \u2013 so you can be as creative as you like in your home <\/span>observation of Advent.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 <\/span>The most important part of this celebration is that<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

it is deeply personal.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

I recognize it as a vital part of the holiday season \u2013 and my reflection on the intimacy of Advent to a follower of Jesus, our Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Advent is a thrilling pilgrimage through life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Advent is living out a supernatural life as we follow Jesus.<\/span><\/p>\n

In every circumstance when people would ask Jesus a question about what he wanted of them, he responded, \u201cFollow me!\u201d Let\u2019s do it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Listen Now.<\/a><\/p>\n

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BREAKING NEWS<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n
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Photo: courtesy of AllAuthor dot com.
\nMock-up #7_Songs for the Pilgrimage by Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This book is currently in production at Perkins Library, for distribution\u00a0 through the library and through NLS (BARD).<\/p>\n

COMING SOON<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n
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MY NEW book is a thoughtful and joyous collection\u00a0 of my poetry, stories, memoirs, photography, and reflections from 1985 \u2013 2021.<\/p>\n

Songs for the Pilgrimage<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

is being recorded by Polly Slavet.\u00a0 at\u00a0 Perkins Library right now. It will be available on BARD very soon.<\/p>\n

Watch for this release<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Read some of my\u00a0 poems as published in Magnets & Ladders,\u00a0 Fall\/Winter edition, 2022-23: Here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2022. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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