advent

the spirit of Gerard Kelly overcame me on the train today as i was pondering advent and what it looks like to me this year:

O come, o come Emmanuel
And seize this day full of to-dos, to-don'ts, and routine
Freeze this sense of unaccomplishment, replacing it with your purpose

O come, o come Emmanuel
And wreck this desire for perfection
Silence the choir of voices whose very purpose is to defeat
Do this wrapped in your love, leaving traces of grace

O come, o come Emmanuel
And give us the gift of foresight. More sight. Your sight.
Transformed by the renewing of my mind,
Forgiven so no need to rewind

He came, he came Emmanuel
To lift our heads as we commute,
reminding us to make more than contact
We'd walked so long caught up in ourselves like we somehow deserved it
But when he came he also proved: only that Baby was worth it.