Well this is finally up and available. Had great pleasure putting it together, but I needed to get a big picture and a sweep of history all covered in this little hour.

I wanted to call it Abraham, Buddha and the Ever Changing world.And I wanted it to be my complete take on Advent, because context is what I'm delving into here.

If I am to get any buzz out of Christmas at all I need to tune my heart into the wisdom that existed before Jesus is born. And this is the big picture, the context in which he was born, and with which we might ponder and meditate on the mystery of Christmas itself. But that is for next week. Talk then.

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I always think of him at this time and that he left an album behind called, You want it Darker. But yet there is nothing dark in his music. His ability was to layer the shadows with lyrics of power and hope and Alleluja. And I went walking to the beautiful graveyard of Tarmon, where the old monastery ruins are beside Lough Allen this week. And I stood at the graves of a few neighbours and thought about the same amazing mystery of life, and the gift it is to be alive in this present moment. Take comfort in your own being, in the wonder and mystery and beauty of who you are, for this short time. And believe that beyond what is you, lies the vast possibilities of love and that even in these shadows you are held and cherished and will be so forever.

No background music this week. let me know what you think in the comments; should I keep the background flute or not. Thanks.

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Community makes you human. Joy is found in other people. So how is it that sometimes when the church is completely empty or when we are alone in the house we experience such peace and serenity. Who is there? Who is calling?

Enjoy.

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