00:26:47 Kayce Hughlett: Love from Seattle, WA xoxo 00:26:50 Averill Jones: So happy to be a part of this. Advent blessings from Decatur, GA, US 00:27:10 Mary Schueneman: Advent Blessings from Michigan - the mitten - in the US 00:27:12 Shelley: Hello from Ottawa canada 00:27:17 Claire Donovan: listening in from Vancouver Island, Canada 00:27:25 Cindo Peterson: Greetings from Cambridge Ont, Canada. Sending my deepest gratitude for this gathering of souls ~ 00:27:32 Christine Davis: From Charlotte NC. Blessings. 00:27:33 Brigitte Dupuis: grateful to be here with you all, from Winnipeg, MB Canada 00:27:37 Teri La Pata: Love from Camarillo, California 00:28:26 Dan Oberg: Greetings from St. Andrew's House in Union, WA 00:28:30 Maria Theresa Portelli: Hello to all from Malta 00:28:47 Arlene Logan: Arlene Logan joining in from Western Canada 00:28:48 Lucy Rieger: Greetings and advent blessings from NJ, USA 00:28:51 Christine Patterson: Hello from central Scotland, delighted to join you all. Blessings for advent. Christine 00:28:58 Valerie Piacenti: Good morning from Seattle, WA 00:28:59 Sharon Sauer: Advent blessings to all from central OHIO. 00:29:49 Amy Riley: A grateful hello to all from New Hampshire, northeast USA 00:32:01 Nancy Thielmann: Good Morning. Happy Advent from Monte Sereno, California 00:32:15 Wayne Manne: greetings from Mary Lou and Wayne in Brampton ON 00:32:32 Harmony Harrison: Hello from Harmony on the Oregon coast :-) 00:33:47 Susan Gallegos: I was waiting on Facebook but nothing 00:34:14 Monica Haaland: My best to everyone from NW Montana. 00:35:22 Claire Donovan: unfortunately Christine has not been able to connect to Facebook 00:45:15 bettinaroether: Contemplating the difference between Being Awake and hyper vigilance. 00:46:22 Roberta Kearney: contemplating being at my work as living into my relationship with Christ. 00:48:29 Inge Zwikker: I ‘translated’ keep awake/alert to ‘be or stay present’ (in Self). 00:53:05 Michael Moore: Keep awake shimmered twice for me… in my exhaustion as a pilgrim, pastor, and leader it isn’t easy… the last time it was you do not know… as members of my church yearn to be back in person for worship… as deaths and infections continue to skyrocket… I keep reminding myself and my parish… we do not know when it will be safe… be still was a gift Simon, thank you 00:53:22 Jean Lupinacci: ...a woman on a journey... 00:54:13 beverly michaelsen: cock crow,,,I have been working on a painting of my beloved rooster...,it reminded me to paint more 00:54:58 Maria Theresa Portelli: This is for me an invitation to be present and still... to God and to others. 00:55:12 Bonnie Giunta: Keep Alert 00:55:15 Dan Oberg: "you do not know" 00:55:19 Harmony Harrison: Keep awake — aware, conscious, alive 00:55:21 Katharine Weinmann: keep awake, each time, evoked hearing Rumi 00:55:22 Cassidhe Hart: “each to their own work” - am I doing the work to which I am called? 00:55:24 Mary Schueneman: For you do not know... 00:55:27 Anne Bartlett: I ‘do not know’ 00:55:29 Kathryn Morin: "You do not know"--Be Still and Know was extra meaningful. 00:55:32 Mary Boyd: “You do not know the time/when” then “Be still and know.” We do not know the time, but we do know the Presence. 00:55:37 Carol Nahod: Listen. You do not know... 00:55:38 Pat Culpepper: Keep awake for you do not know the time . . . 00:55:43 Linda Kelly: Keep awake! 00:55:45 Marilyn Crosby: You do not know. And that’s ok. 00:55:45 Rita Gramme: Stay awake. Being a door keeper watching for the birthing. 00:55:48 Diane Morrison: The Doorkeeper of my heart 00:55:50 Annette Pearson: Being awake/mindful — creativity and beauty surround me 00:55:52 Janice Sealey: Be 00:55:55 Val Hornburg: keep awake! - what do I need to be alert to? 00:55:57 Susan Wald: to be focused and fresh, from Australia 00:55:58 Janet Nall: keep awake to all that is 00:55:58 Kerry Howarth: Stay awake....pay attention to the nudgings, even if they are uncomfortable. Consider that they may be significant. 00:56:06 Kayce Hughlett: standing by the door with the slaves/as a slave 00:56:07 Bridget McManus: the wonderful tension between Jesus' words "You do not know" and the chant "Know that I am God" 00:56:11 Wendy Cabell: have not just any oil, but the oil of gladness 00:56:18 Susan Kasper: Keep awake - He comes! 00:56:30 Flash Laski: be still 00:56:30 Anne Wicks: Wakefulness/awareness of the needs of this time - awake to the invitation to connect with those who are isolated; to live with kindness and compassion. 00:56:33 Karen Kaelin: Gatekeeper . . . how am I being called to be a gate keeper? . . . 00:56:38 Linda Dohmen: Can we learn to say be aware not beware 00:56:38 Shane Tippett: Be on the watch...he comes suddenly, in this moment, then this moment, then the next 00:56:47 Suzanne Segady: “comes suddenly” — I fall into patterns of the daily and sometimes forget to look for God. They surprise me in the most surprising of times and places. 00:56:51 William Dingas: Keep awake on the journey and you are not alone 00:57:02 Martha Caveda: Keep awake to God's presence in all of the Earth. 00:57:09 Crystal Boecker: awake birthed from hope not fear 00:57:13 Linda Kelly: Simon’s singing moved me to tears. Thank you. So beautiful. 00:57:49 Kathy O: Loved singing in response to Be Still and Know--thank you Simon, so much! 00:57:52 Maria Theresa Portelli: The phrase 'holy birthing' struck me 00:58:00 Jo Ann Kelly: Abide in me always 00:58:37 BARBARA REYNOLDS: I loved singing in response as well. Simon, so beautiful. Thank you. 00:59:17 Minnie, she/her: Keep alert-the gift being present 01:00:38 Diann Castiaux: For my cousin Lance, who has Covid. for Mark with many health issues, for his son, Evan, who has Covid. 01:00:57 Kim Ebersole: Prayer requested for my daughter--having a disability hearing tomorrow morning. Thank you 01:01:15 Jean Lupinacci: For those who suffer from mental illness and those that care for them. Bring them peace Jesus! 01:01:23 Marie Andrade: Healing for Andy and Bonnie who both have Covid. 01:01:32 Diann Castiaux: For all who are grieving 01:01:37 Mary Boyd: For my niece whose leg is broken. 01:01:42 Pearl Gregor: Let us remember you walk among us and in us. 01:01:46 William Dingas: For those looking for their home. 01:01:49 Rita Gramme: For my daughter who is disabled and needs a caring home for her daughter and herself. May they experience God's love. 01:02:08 Dorothy Pennell: For doctors, nurses, and all healthcare workers 01:02:12 Petra Pryce: Please pray for Jenny, for healing..... 01:02:34 loretta Watts: for Gloria, Amy and Bekah all with Covid for peace and healing. 01:03:17 Cynthia Fields: for all those bereaved with their own loss, and for the losses in our world we may not be aware of. 01:03:19 bettinaroether: Thank you both for the love and guidance you share with us. 01:03:23 Martha Caveda: For all caregivers. 01:03:35 Karen Hollis: for my mother with cancer 01:03:42 Karen Colenbrander: Those distant - Tony, Elaine, John, Tara, Leif, Clara, Karen 01:03:45 Cynthia Fields: For those lacking the food their bodies need 01:03:49 Kathy O: Pray for healing for the United States of America, and for our leaders. 01:03:55 William Dingas: For those lookin for home. 01:03:58 Averill Jones: For Rob and Susan as Rob goes through treatment for cancer. 01:04:07 Lucy Rieger: for the Wortman family as they bid goodbye to James Wortman Sr. to be a peace 01:04:20 Cynthia Fields: For hope for those who have lost hope 01:04:46 Michael Moore: For a couple who are new members of our local community in Georgia… they are back in Chicago burying their only child, their daughter who died mysteriously… 01:04:52 Linda Butler: for Penny and Mark 01:05:10 Kerry Howarth: For all those affected by COVID, may they be returned to wholeness Be with those, Lord who have lost loved ones to this terrible disease, comfort them and give them peace. 01:05:52 Claire Donovan: I pray that we choose life every day, every moment and while we wait,hold us close. 01:06:28 Suzanne Segady: For my state’s governor and his husband who have both tested positive for Covid. And prayers for their two young children. 01:07:25 Kerry Howarth: Beautiful rendition, Simon, thank you! 01:07:31 Jeannie Anderson-West: ah Lo how a rose er blooming.. a beauty that I sang many many moons ago and haven’t heard in eons this time has been gift and grace 01:08:20 Kathleen Siegle: ..For blessings and balance to all 💞 01:08:24 Val Hornburg: Beautiful time and prayer together Christine and Simon. Many thanks. Blessings to all. 01:08:25 Carol Reynolds: Thank you! This was a beautiful respite for me. Grace & Peace to all! 01:08:25 Cynthia Fields: thank you so very much for this gift 01:08:26 Anne Bartlett: Christine and Simon, my gratitude overflows. 01:08:27 Valerie Allen: Thank you Christine and Simon. x 01:08:31 Katharine Weinmann: a heart filled thank you Christine and Simon 01:08:33 Martha Caveda: Thank you! Peace and blessings to all. 01:08:34 Suzanne Segady: Thank you for this time. 01:08:38 Susan Vander Woude: Thank you Christine, Simon and all. Such a nourishing community! 01:08:41 Kathy O: Thank you for this wonderful way to observe Advent--I look forward to joining you each week. 01:08:43 Janice Sealey: Blessings, deep thanks! 01:08:43 Judith King: Thank you one and all and especially Christine & Simon 01:08:47 Anne Wicks: Thank you Christine and Simon, for this gift of shared prayer. 01:08:48 Gwen Gustafson-Zook (she/her): Thank you 01:08:52 Susan Piescik: With thanks. 01:08:53 Michelle Jacobcik: Blessings to all. May the Lord be with you in the light and the darkness. 01:08:54 Rita Gramme: Such beauty in this advent time with you. Much gratitude. 01:08:54 Rachel Kiley: With gratitude for this blessed time 01:08:54 Kerry Howarth: Blessings and many thanks to you Christine and Simon!