I asked a wise friend once what the colors of the advent candles signified with white, purple, and pink-- colors that don't remind me much of Bethlehem. He didn't have an answer but asked what I thought they should be. I was thinking yellow for the prophets since angels seem to appear with bright light. Moving on to Bethlehem, I would go for brown-- the color of long travel by donkey. For shepherds you could go green as they were hanging out in a field. White would be an obvious choice for the angel candle. The Christ candle could be gold.
Since I asked the question, Wikipedia has filled in the blanks on symbolism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent_wreath. What colors would you have chosen?
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I guess I was unaware of candle color symbolism really -- perhaps just oblivious. But, I really like white/cream colored candles. White and green and misty blue and misty pale red are my favorite colors. There is a subdued hush about them. I want to quiet things down during the Christmas season, perhaps this is how I view the Advent candles. All I can think of during this season is the need to slow down, quiet down, and listen and let God speak and move. There is so much noise. Even the bright lights can be noisy. Don't get me wrong. I think there is beauty in almost every intentional, thought-filled Christmas display (regardless of the color scheme). But the hushed colors are my favorite.
I am inspired to think about creating an Advent wreath. I don't have one.
Maybe we should have a craft night for this. I was looking for advent calendar this week.
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