Category: Advent
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The Christ Candle
We light the Christ candle for many different reasons. From young to small, searching, curious, open, and even undecided on our faith journey, we all search for something outside of ourselves. Has this something been with us our whole entire lives? What if we looked within instead? Would we find what we have been searching…
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Advent Love
Today, we reflect on a well-known Christmas carol as we consider the condition of the world, the longing in each of us, and God’s love for us. The song “O Holy Night” has a line that sings, “the soul felt its worth.” Other words that stir me are “pining,” “yonder breaks,” and “the slave is…
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Advent Joy
Joy can be found in many places. Today, we ponder which season brings the most joy: remembering the past, experiencing the present, or anticipating the future? Which brings the least joy? I notice that as I sit and reflect on these questions, there is a stirring that begins in my body. My mind, heart, and…
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Advent Peace
In a season filled with so much to do and so many places to go, we are desperately in need of peace. What would it look like to be rather than to do? Would we dare risk what others thought of us if we decided to be present rather than do? This seems quite contrary…
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Advent Hope
For those who gather in our home each Sunday, may this Advent season be one that beckons you toward HOPE! Today is the first Sunday of Advent, where hope awakens us to the presence of God in us and in the world around us. Hope shines light into the darkness (our darkness) and beckons us…
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Advent Love
For God so loved the world. For God so loved me. For God so loved you. And we are God’s Beloved. Amen.
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Advent Joy
May the God of green hope fill you up with joy, fill you up with peace, so that your believing lives, filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit, will brim over with hope! * * *Romans 15:13 MSG Joy can be a way of life, a way of living, a way of being.…
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Advent Peace
John 14:27 NLTJesus said, “I am leaving you with a gift, Peace of mind and heart. And the Peace (Shalom) I give is a gift the world cannot give (or take away)…so do not be troubled (afraid). This Peace, this Shalom, includes “wholeness and well-being”. May you receive this gift by remaining open and thankful.
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Register for our first ‘Advent Retreat’ by November 10
Advent is slowly approaching. It literally means “coming”. The coming into place, view, or being. The coming of Christ into the world, our world, our celebrations, our messes, our dreams, our lives. It is the season where we wait, hope. The season where we practice slowing down to embrace and experience peace, joy, and love.…
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1/2 Day Advent Retreat
1/2 Day Advent Retreat Contemplative Style! sATURDAY, nOVEMBER 19, 2022 Date & Time: Saturday, November 19, 2022, 9AM – 1PM Location: 1677 Alpha Road, Lancaster, SC 29720 Retreat Organizers: Marie Proctor and Delores Matthews Have you been looking for a retreat that is more restful and reflective? One that gives space to attune to the…
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