Before Advent Departs . . .

Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him;     do not fret over those who prosper in their way,      over those who carry out evil devices.   Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath.     Do not fret—it leads only to evil. For the wicked shall be cut off,      but those who wait for the Lord…

3:40 a.m.

My eyes popped open at 3:40 a.m.  When this has happened in the past, I got up to go to the bathroom.  This time, I sensed that I ought to pray in the Spirit and then to move to the living room to pray out loud and to praise His name.  Prayer was an obvious…