What to wear for Advent

As I make my way through this Advent season, a quote shared with me by my retired colleague Dale Vander Veen continues to echo in my mind and resonate in my soul…

Our God, you dressed yourself
in the tattered garments of our human nature,
— that we might dress ourselves with
— your divine ways.
Help us, therefore, to wear our human frailties
with the dignity and resolve
— of those who are the earthly cradles
— — of the nature of God.

– from Rueben Job & Norman Shawchuck,
A Guide to Prayer for All God’s People
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