SPEAKER • AUTHOR • LIFE COACH
SPEAKER • AUTHOR • LIFE COACH
Laura Acuña
SPEAKER • AUTHOR • LIFE COACH
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I completely missed posting last Sunday for the Second Sunday of Advent — life got full and the week got away from me. But the message meant for that day is still on my mind, and I don’t want to let it pass by.
Last week’s candle represents peace — and there’s no better companion to that word than the old carol, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the original poem in 1863, right in the middle of the Civil War. The world felt upside down, divided, and filled with heartbreak — not unlike our own day. And on top of the national turmoil, Longfellow was carrying a crushing load of personal grief as Christmas approached.
No wonder he wrote lines like these:
“And in despair I bowed my head;
‘There is no peace on earth,’ I said;
‘For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
of peace on earth, good-will to men!’”
What I love about Longfellow is his honesty. He didn’t pretend to feel cheerful. He didn’t slap a bow on top of his sorrow. He let himself feel it… but understand this: he didn’t stay there.
As the poem unfolds, you can almost hear his faith rising back up through his anxiety:
“Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
‘God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men.’”
Isn’t that the message of Advent? God breaking into a weary world — a violent world under Herod’s reign, a divided world in Longfellow’s day, and our unsettled world now — to say, “Peace is coming. Hold on.”
So if you’re not feeling joyful or merry this season, take heart. I’ve been there too.
God is sovereign over your circumstances and over this wild, upside-down world. Give yourself permission to feel the grief, the ache, and go ahead and ask hard questions. He meets you right there — not after you pull yourself together.
And He will comfort you. He will remind you of His faithfulness. He will infuse you with His peace.
A belated but heartfelt blessing to you on this Second Week of Advent.
May the Peace Candle burn bright for you today. 🕯️
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Hope for the first week of Advent. 🕯️
The founders of every major religion said, “I’ll show you how to find God.” Jesus said, “I am God who has come to find you.” Tim Keller
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