I've finished drawing
my Advent calendar, the 13th since I
began in 2008. As always, it's been a meaningful way for me to reflect, draw, and
color using
seasonal images and words, often taken from scripture, hymns, and
prayers.
Because Advent ended on Sunday 12/24 this year, my calendar grid has double-wide spaces for the Sundays (moving down diagonally from the top left) and for Christmas Day.
- Copic markers; also some colored pencil for 12/3
- Pen: Copic multiliner or Micron
- Words and sources:
- 12/3 We are leaving ordinary time (My calendar each year starts with these words which point out the wonder
of the Advent time, looking forward to Christmas and the birth of
Jesus. And in the church year, our long season of "ordinary time" - the
summer and fall weeks after Pentecost - has now ended.)
- 12/4 Make haste to help us (Psalm 70:1 and Book of Common Prayer, evening prayer liturgy)
- 12/5 O come, thou branch of Jesse's tree (Hymn "O come, O come, Emmanuel")
- 12/6 Joy
- 12/7 Keep awake (Mark 13:35-37)
- 12/8 Grace
- 12/9 Good news - Jesus Christ the Son of God (Mark 1:1)
- 12/10 Joyful hope is springing (Hymn "Sleepers, wake!")
- 12/11 Mercy and truth have met together (Psalm 85:10)
- 12/12 Restore (Psalm 80:3)
- 12/13 The day is near (Romans 13:12)
- 12/14 Stir up your strength and come to help us (Psalm 80:2)
- 12/15 Peace shall be a pathway for his feet (Psalm 85:13)
- 12/16 God so loves the world ... (John 3:16, with "loves" in place of "loved")
- 12/17 Rejoice, rejoice, believers, and let your lights appear! (Hymn)
- 12/18 Listen
- 12/19 Holy and mighty (Trisagion hymn, "Holy God, holy and mighty, holy immortal one, have mercy upon us")
- 12/20 The Lord is not slow about His promise. (2 Peter 3:9)
- 12/21 Son of God - Savior - Emmanuel - Redeemer - Son of Man
- 12/22 Praise
- 12/23 Patience
- 12/24 May the Word sent from God lead us in the way of love, hope, joy, and peace. (Advent candle-lighting sentence from our church bulletin)
- 12/25 Joy to the world!
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