“Inconvenient Advent Faith” 12/3/17 Scripture: Isaiah 6:15, 18-19; 64:1-9; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Ps 80 by Rev. Laurie Williams
In 2002, Jenee Woodard wrote an Advent reflection wherein she talks about her then 10-year-old son, Phil, who has autism. She says, “Our family learned to slow down at Christmas a number of years ago when he was unable to tolerate *any* of the celebration. He could not handle the changing scenarios – the twinkling lights, the changes in grocery store displays, the changes in the sanctuary at church, presents appearing under the tree, the tree itself, and the moved furniture. He would fall on the floor and scream, unable to move, afraid to open his eyes, almost constantly from Thanksgiving until well after Christmas when it was all over. […]