Advent Beauty...Candle One...

Tilting on her yearly track

Advent beauty circles back,

Flying faster with the years,

Hardly giving time for tears

First to dry upon the cheek—

Has it been more than a week

In the ground now winter cold?

Has there really been a spring

When the birds began to sing?

Has there been both summer, fall

Since the Baby in the stall

Called us with a Christmas bell

to sing, O Come, Immanuel?

Tilting on her yearly track

Advent beauty circles back,

Flying faster with the years—

Ah, but overtaking fears.

Let the Lord of advent lift

Every care (an early gift!);

See the Savior and the Son

Shine in advent candle one.

~John Piper, Advent Beauty 1982 

I've decided to do this challenge...because it really goes hand in hand with our yearly Advent celebration.  Our family loves slowing down during the busiest time of the year to focus on what's most important!! 

So, I've got my big PEACE candle...and ironically, I Peter 5:7 "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." was already printed at the top of my December calendar!  HA!