Growing Hungry For Joy
We often miss Advent's power because these December weeks leading up to Christmas are full of parties and festive holiday preparations. Each year, the busyness of this season serves to distract us from having the joy the Advent season truly possesses. Look around. For many the holiday season isn't filled with joy but with gifts, anxiety, stress, and sometimes - sadness and despair.
In experiencing the waiting and the quiet contemplation of Advent, and blended with the joyful beauty of this church season, we can reframe our experiences with new expectations, that will likely not disappoint. It's in this expectancy that a new hunger for life will start to grow within us.
🎵 Come thou long expected Jesus
Born to set Thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us,
Let us find our rest in Thee... 🎵
Scriptural Text: The Prophet Isaiah wrote: “..With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation! In that wonderful day you will sing: “Thank the Lord! Praise his name! Tell the nations what he has done. Let them know how mighty he is! Sing to the Lord, for he has done wonderful things. Make known his praise around the world. Let all the people of Jerusalem shout his praise with joy! For great is the Holy One of Israel who lives among you.”
How can we join the prophets and others in the biblical stories each anticipating Christ’s arrival? Can we make that space to receive this gift?
Join with me this third week of Advent and be formed by the practice of allowing the Christ child to interrupt life. May this disruption become your source of Peace, Hope and Joy…#pkes
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Common Advent themes that maybe celebrated: Peace, Hope, Joy and Love or Hope, Love, Joy, Peace or Victory, Comfort, Joy and Peace