As the fresh falling snow 
hushes even 
busy traffic in the city, 
may Advent silence 
our disconcerted hearts 
into 
a 
welcoming 
place 
for 
our 
Lord – 
as He comes 
again 
and 
again 
each year, each month, each day – 
in the beggar, 
in the leper, 
in the one we all despise – 
for it has been too often 
we have missed His coming, 
distracted by the bitter traffic in our hearts… 

Oh Lord, 
let it snow 
and 
snow 
and 
snow…