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The GB News Advent Calendar, Day 11
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Hello, my name is Nimsabungi, I'm the pastor of Freedom's Ark here in the Tottenham Town Hall, a member of the Evangelical Alliance
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In the middle of a very busy world, Isaiah begins a gentle invitation from God
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Come, enter into your chambers, shut your doors about you. It's not a call to hide, but a moment to breathe
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a reminder that the stillness can be holy, especially in the time of the year when a lot of us feel it's overwhelming
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Amid the carols, the gatherings and the celebrations, there's also a quiet heart to Christmas
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A still night, a stable, a child sleeping in peace. As Mother Teresa once said, silence gives us a new outlook on everything
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Advent gently encourages us to find that quiet center again. Isaiah tells us that God's people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation
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in a sure dwelling, in a quiet resting place. Many people have discovered that when the world feels restless
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there can be calm within, a place of security, a quiet hope, and that steadiness of heart
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The stillness of this season is not to escape from life, but a source of strength for it
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It reminds us that peace is possible, not only in the world around us, but in the world within us
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This Christmas quiet carries us with a renewed sense of joy. Let us pray, God of peace, in the noise of this season, lead us into that quiet resting place
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refresh our spirits, calm our hearts, and fill us with your eternal gentle joy
