Advent: One Solitary Life

Advent, Day Twenty-Eight: One Solitary Life. (Fourth Saturday of Advent.)

For this fourth week of Advent, we dwell upon Love.

This meditation is inspired by a poem by James A. Francis.

To begin this meditation, I invite you to light the Advent Candle of Love, Be Still, Adopt an attitude of Gratitude & non-judgment, & embrace a Spirit of Loving Kindness.

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Transcript

Today's meditation is a poem entitled One Solitary Life by James A.

Francis.

He was born in an obscure village,

The child of a peasant.

He grew up in another village,

Where he worked in a carpenter shop until he was 30.

Then,

For three years,

He was an itinerant preacher.

He never wrote a book.

He never held an office.

He never had a family or owned a home.

He didn't go to college.

He never lived in a big city.

He never traveled 200 miles from the place where he was born.

He did none of the things that usually accompany greatness.

He had no credentials,

But himself.

He was only 33 when the tide of public opinion turned against him.

His friends ran away.

One of them denied him.

He was turned over to his enemies and went through the mockery of a trial.

He was nailed to a cross between two thieves.

While he was dying,

His executioners gambled over his garments,

The only property he had on earth.

When he was dead,

He was laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend.

Twenty centuries have come and gone,

And today,

He is the central figure of the human race.

I am well within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched,

All the navies that ever sailed,

All the parliaments that ever sat,

All the kings that ever reigned,

Put together,

Have not affected the life of humankind on this earth as much as that one solitary life.

I am well within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched,

All the navies that ever set sail,

All the parliaments that ever sat,

All the kings that ever reigned,

Put together,

Have not affected the life of humankind on this earth as much as that one solitary life.

That one solitary life.

That one solitary life.

Reviews

That was beautiful. Thank you so much for creating this month of Advent meditations. This has been one of the highlights of the season for me

Amen🙏🏻
May we all know and receive our Savior this Christmas!

Beautiful! It's quite amazing to think about Jesus' short time on earth, yet what an impact He had. Thanks!