Category: Advent

  • Love

    Love

    Light the first three candles Story: Something inside meGrowing with care and courageMy soul rejoices Light the fourth candle Scripture: Luke 1: 46b-55And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.…

  • Joy

    Joy

    Light the first two candles (hope and peace) Story: Prisoner 4479 has been here for as long as anyone can remember. No one even remembers what they did to be imprisoned, but their sentence is for life. They never have any visitors and don’t have access to the yard. They…

  • Peace

    Peace

    Light the first candle (Hope) Story: I had a very important meeting today. In a rush, I grabbed all the bits and pieces, papers and folders, just in case. All the things from my desk, even the trash and random bits of recycling, came with me. But when I got…

  • Hope

    Hope

    Ever since we’ve been married, we’ve done a family Advent devotional on Sundays. Some years, we’ve added in daily readings and enjoyed a variety of different things. There is more than enough options out there if you have small kids. When ours turned into a tween I began seeing that…