Second Sunday of Advent
The Desert Shall Rejoice and Bloom as the Rose
Isaiah
35:2 is my favorite Advent verse; I prefer the King James translation, but
the Contemporary English version, "The desert will rejoice and bloom
everywhere," is also a wonderful statement of our glorious anticipation
of the birth of Jesus. Isaiah's rose was probably a crocus, but any colorful
flower is fine.
To begin simply, copy the words on medium blue 8-1/2 by 11 card stock, and
add leaves of construction paper, formex film, or artificial leaves. Staple
or glue colorful artificial flowers (from the 99-cent store) to the card
stock and insert into the front of the view binder. The number and variety
of flowers can be variable (one rose or crocus will be quite dramatic),
but too many flowers will make the cover difficult to insert.
Medium (tending toward royal) blue is the color of Advent.