#RedeemerRecommends Upside Down Advent!
Put your advent into reverse with this #RedeemerRecommends…
Turn Advent UPSIDE DOWN.
In the run up to Christmas I was struck by an idea floating on the Web.
A REVERSE ADVENT CALENDAR.
http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/family/547633/reverse-advent-calendar
Instead (or as well as) opening an advent calendar door each morning for a piece of chocolate to munch with your cereal flakes of choice, create a collection for someone struggling to make ends meet this Christmas.
Each day in the run up to Christmas, put aside a staple food item or something a little more festive. And before Christmas hand it to a local food bank or a charity supporting the homeless to be passed on to someone who may not be anticipating a happy Christmas time.
Go to https://www.trusselltrust.org/what-we-do/ for more ideas of the best items to include and to find your local foodbank.
If you're in Ealing go to https://ealing.foodbank.org.uk
You can even hand it in at your local supermarket - Tesco's in Ealing is collecting.
Reverse Advent
A thought provoking Advent poem from Steve Page…
"This year, although I know that you're keen to set up that nativity scene, I'm advocating an alternative means, a change in priorities for your generosities.
"I'm annointing a reversal, suggesting you parcel a hamper of staples and so turn the tables on advent doors that ignore the poor.
"I'm asking that you choose to proclaim the good news beyond the pews, to pursue a change of people's views of what they thought they knew this season meant. Yes, let's reverse this Advent and make something more heaven-sent."
Have a great Advent and make it greater for someone else too.