Destiny
Advent and Other Hopes That Follow a Year of Jubilee
Photo By: Stefan Kunze
Advent begins just as Jubilee ends.
God and I are sharing my life through prayer.
My prayer rises from shadow
in light from the sun only God could create.
God gives me more than I give Him.
Doors of Mercy close, everywhere—
leaving mercy unchanged, giving hope wings.
No longer do I need the sign:
God is good / all the time! Advent begins.
Our year starts anew. God’s mercy and grace
always befall. Advent is the time to wait
for God’s Son, who is Love and also Light—
time to pray without ceasing, say yes to God
like Mary did before Jesus was born.
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About the Author
A former English teacher, Helen Losse is the author of ten collections of poetry, including A Flower More Enduring (Main Street Rag, 2021). Her poems have been anthologized in Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont, The Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume VII: North Carolina, and Kakalak 2014, nominated for a Pushcart Prize and for a Best of the Net award. She is Poetry Editor Emeritus for The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature and a former Associate Poetry Editor for Kentucky Review. She is married and has two grown sons. A Christian her entire life, Helen entered the Catholic Church on Holy Saturday in 2015 to grow closer to Jesus.
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