The Lord woke me up early this morning. “Let my soul rise up to meet You, my sweet Lord, as the day rises to meet the sun.” Thoughts swirled through my brain. Lists compiled rampantly in my mind. It’s inclement weather season here in the North Central Texas region and I’ve been tasked with ensuringContinue reading “Keep Your Eyes Firmly Planted on Jesus During the Advent Season”
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An Advent Evening Prayer | Help Us Endure, O Lord
As we enter the Advent season, I am growing increasingly aware that believers around the world are returning to traditions of old and rekindling their engagement with the liturgies of long ago. I think there is something comforting and reassuring in these disciplines and rituals. For some, perhaps they reek too much of organized religion.Continue reading “An Advent Evening Prayer | Help Us Endure, O Lord”
Celebrating the Hope of the Advent Season
Sunday morning marks the start of the 2022 Advent season. Born from the Latin word adventus , Advent refers to the coming or arrival of Jesus Christ, the long awaited Messiah. The Greek word for advent is parousia and means presence, arrival, or official visit. Once, God’s people, the Israelites, waited for the Messiah—God’s promisedContinue reading “Celebrating the Hope of the Advent Season”
