For most Christians, today marks the beginning of Advent, the season of preparation before Christmas. Not only is this a time for personal preparation and prayer while remembering the first coming of Christ as a child, but also a time to prepare the entire world for Christ's second coming. Christians invite their friends, coworkers, and neighbors to experience Christ's love and saving power.
I began my journey to Christ through music and choirs. Through these I discovered beauty in the teachings of Christ. There is a unique beauty that comes from combining faith and reason: belief in Christ does not require superstition nor ignorance of history or science. Rather, belief in Christ's teachings brought me to a wholeness of understanding the truth in all it's forms, and our own place within it.
Although Jesus is known to Christians as priest, prophet, and king, I have a special and personal devotion to Jesus as king of heaven and earth. The feast of Christ the King at the end of the church year is my personal favorite, and it is a particular focus when I perform and composing music for the Church. I discovered this passion during college; every time I tried to plan my own life, I ended up in confusion or failure, while every time I handed my life over to Christ, I ended up being successful. My friends even got me a rubber stamp which said "How to make God laugh: tell him your plans!" This understanding of Jesus as ruler of my life has led to a profound trust in divine providence and personal guidance in my life. It even led to my becoming involved with Mozilla and eventually becoming a Mozilla employee: I was a church organist and switching careers to become a computer programmer was a leap of faith, given my lack of education.
This year, however, presents me with a unique opportunity. Most Mozilla employees will be together for a shared planning week. If you will be there, please feel free to find me during our down time and ask me about my experience of Christ. If you aren't at the work week, but you still want to talk, I will try to make that work as well! Email me.
Earth's own true lovliness once more.
This entry was posted on 30 Nov, 2014 at 6:19 pm and is tagged with , Catholic, Christian, Jesus Christ.