Yes, RantWoman is fully well aware that Advent is not particularly a thing around many Quakers. It is a thing around RantWoman and that is enough. RantWoman suspects this year's advent observance is going to be a little like the annual exercise in pulling out old Christmas ornaments and contemplating weird Christmas gifts.
(This year RantMom is promising to try to move about 3 large Rubbermaid containers of ornaments she has not touched in years along in the universe.RantWoman remembers a few items in the boxes that might come to RantWoman's house, but RantWoman strives to be judicious about that. RantWoman is trying to reduce some of her own accumulations.)
Weird Gift #1: RantWoman'sfascination with Compline at St. Marks' Cathedral.
RantWoman likes just to settle in and let the music carry her without worrying too much about believing in every word of the lyrics. RantWoman also likes to honor others' spiritual practices. Tonight RantWoman was watching at the right time to watch most of the members of the choir cross themselves at the end of one of the prayers.
Link for Compline the First sunday of Advent
Weird Gift #2
First Sunday in Advent: Tamar from the Women's Lectionary
Weird Gift #3 Patriarchy is not that great for men either.
Part of the Tamar story above is about men being expected to marry their deceased brother's wife to carry on his lineage. One brother clearly does not want to. Another is too young.
Weird Gift #4
RantWoman has already been envisioning a band of Quaker pundits willing to wade into the rivers of bilge memes and see whether wielding the right words well might POSSIBLY shift the channels even a little bit. On rantWoman's mind tonight: Rep. Madison Cawthorn and his comments from a few days ago calling men to more in life that sitting at home masturbating and playing video games. RantWoman kind of wants to ask what is so wrong with either activity: Just think of all the trouble one can stay out of. But RantWoman is provisionally willing to wander into the modern quest for masculinity.
Politico: why the republicans can't stop talking about masculinity
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