The hardships of the year helped this writer and her family to deepen their relationship with Jesus and Advent; leading to her writing a brutally honest Christmas letter.
Today, as you light the second Advent candle, ask yourself what the light might reveal, what it might burn away, and how you might be changed during this Advent season.
“Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself any more, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. 21And when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.’
The Advent Advocacy Update: #RefugeesWelcome series will examine the current crisis surrounding refugee resettlement in the United States.
Do you make your own Advent Calendars? Share your photos, ideas, and inspirations with us in the comments–or be inspired by the ones in our post!
The inclination to do violence is strong, but “That day, ” and “these things” require gentleness, restraint, the keeping of our souls. As we enter Advent, be sober and alert. Don’t let yourself get caught up in blame, revenge, violence. And light your candle. Hold it high.
In the Magazine we’re exploring worship and in this piece, Charles LaFond reflects on the season of Advent and its occurrence in the global north’s winter, asking “What do we do? You and I? What is our job in winter’s darkness?”
“The empire of the world may have hijacked the season with consumerism, greed and the relentless pursuit of goods, using Christmas as an opportunity to buy and sale, but trying to force culture to respect our holiday (so to speak) will yield minimal results.”
There are only three more Sundays until the beginning of Advent, and the start of a new church year. I love Advent and have ever
The Anglican Communion News Service reports on the “amazing” response to the invitation to create an online Advent calendar of words and images. #AdventWord is