3rd Sunday in Advent: Light

This Sunday had a different energy to it because some very dark news events had just happened the week before class.  I felt it was an amazing coincidence that we got to talk about light this week - not just because this is a time of year when the days are shorter and the nights are longer - but also because this is also a time where we get to witness some amazing brilliance.  The light beaming from our children’s faces during this time is one of the clearest but we also get to see light from Advent candles, Christmas trees lit up in houses along many streets, and of course the light that Jesus is in this world, which can be seen in all the kindness, hospitality and miracles that are here for the noticing.  Even though sometimes it may be difficult or even seem impossible to see the light when things are at their darkest for you, the light is still there, waiting to be noticed when you are ready.

This week, our book was one that I wrote, called “The Lights We See at Christmas”.  I wrote about the different lights that we can see in this season of darkness, light and wonder.

Our craft was to make snow globes out of some little squat-sized water bottles I found at the store.  They already had water in them but we added different combinations of colored glitter and shiny beads into it and when you hold it up to the light, it is a beautiful sight to see all the colors swirling together. 

 

 I instructed the parents to tape the top closed when they got home to make sure the glitter snow globes stayed shut and could get chewed on.

Our parent topic this week was about finding the light in our everyday lives - our kid's faces, antics or sayings, perhaps a new job opportunity or the anticipation of seeing family.  Sometimes the tiniest spark can light the most impactful, spiritual fire inside of us.