In truth, Advent is the road of the spiritual life which all of us must start if we do not want to miss the way. It is a fiat that each of us should say in the quiet of our hearts. Let us arise, then. Let us arise from that sleep with its dark nightmares, and begin our journey to Bethlehem. But let us understand that this 'Bethlehem' we seek is within our own souls, our own hearts, our own minds.
Advent is a time of standing still, and yet making a pilgrimage.
It is an inner pilgrimage, a pilgrimage in which we don't use our feet. Let us enter, you and I, into the pilgrimage that doesn't take us from home. For ours is a journey of the spirit, which is a thousand times harder than a journey of the feet. Let us 'arise and go'. Donkey Bells' and others of her works can be purchased from Madonna House Publications, Combermere, Ontario, Canada, K0J 1L0.