“Comfort, o comfort my people, says your God.” The Prophet Isaiah (40:1) reminds us that when we are not at peace, God provides comfort. God is always there, ready and willing, for us to turn over all our problems. However, sometimes our lack of peace stems from our hearts breaking for the many around usContinue reading “Advent Week 2: PEACE”
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Advent Week 1: HOPE
Advent comes from the Latin word “adventus” meaning coming. During the season of Advent, we prepare and wait with hope to celebrate Jesus’ birth at Christmas. Advent can be a season where we open our hearts to the presence of God. As we sing in “Silent Night,” Jesus is “Son of God, Love’s pure light.”Continue reading “Advent Week 1: HOPE”
Praying for Peace
One of my favorite parts of our church is the music. I even got to join the choir for one song last fall, and I hope I will get to sing with them more often this fall. The girls have had the opportunity to play their instruments, sing with the children’s choir, and even haveContinue reading “Praying for Peace”
Advent, Week 1: HOPE
All Scripture is from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV). December 1 Luke 21:34-36 – Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come upon all who liveContinue reading “Advent, Week 1: HOPE”
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