The first few weeks of December
Well, we’ve been back in Prague for two weeks now and honestly the time has flown by. The trip to the states went really quickly, but this past two weeks since we’ve gotten home has just disappeared instantaneously it seems. Needless to say we’ve been really busy.
At the beginning of each month I have an intensive weekend of yoga teacher training, so our time back in Prague started with that and just kept going from there. The teacher training was pretty difficult for me this time around – I guess jet lag and intensive training don’t go well together.
After the weekend was over we rushed into getting everything ready for the art exhibit, which opened on Thursday night. We had a great opening night. We put out food and drinks and had probably around 45 people there I think (it was hard to tell because we never ended up collecting tickets and people came and went throughout the evening). Everyone seemed to have a really good time and a lot of people commented on how impressed they were with all of the artists and the art work. Everyone felt it was a success and it was exciting to see people experiencing the light of Christmas through art work.
This past few days since we opened on Thursday have been a bit rough for me personally, but God has been very faithful. We had some trouble staffing the exhibit since this is such a busy week for everyone so we ended up changing the opening hours a little bit, but it seems like it’s working out now and I’m glad that different people are having an opportunity to go to and experience this art event.
It feels like the exhibit has been a success over all, but there are definitely quite a few things that we will do differently next time to make things better and less stressful.
If you are interested in seeing the art exhibit a little bit for yourself I posted pictures HERE. So, enjoy!
I’ll leave you with this Advent Prayer by Henri Nouwen:
Lord Jesus,
Master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas.
We who have so much to do seek quiet spaces to hear your voice each day.
We who are anxious over many things look forward to your coming among us.
We who are blessed in so many ways long for the complete joy of your kingdom.
We whose hearts are heavy seek the joy of your presence.
We are your people, walking in darkness, yet seeking the light.
To you we say, “Come Lord Jesus!”
Amen.
Rejoicing in the journey -
Bethany