Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent. When the people were looking for deliverance, the prophet Micah declared, "But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, from you shall come forth for…
Today is the third Sunday of Advent. No matter what troubles overwhelm us today, Isaiah reminds us that in all of our preparation and passionate pursuit of God's coming kin-dom,…
Today is the second Sunday of Advent, when we light the Peace candle. The prophet Malachi calls us to watch for the messenger God will send us, a messenger who…
Today is the first Sunday of Advent, when we light the Hope candle. From deep in the past, Jeremiah calls to us: "The days are surely coming, says the LORD,…
Today we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Advent, where we light the Joy candle. When approached by the angel Gabriel, and told that she would give birth to the Messiah,…
Today we celebrate the Third Sunday of Advent, where we light the Peace candle. Throughout the gospels of Mark and Matthew, Jesus says to his disciples, "Go and learn what…
Today we celebrate the Second Sunday of Advent, where we light the Love candle. There is a recurring image of God that emerges in Old Testament poetry and literature, the…
Today we celebrate the First Sunday of Advent, where we light the Hope candle. Advent dawns with a yearning that God would intervene in our world. We ask ourselves questions…