Advent blessings

With hearts full of thanks, we have now turned our attention to the coming Light of the World. The season of Advent is a season of preparation, and though many of our preparations are very different this year, preparing is still the work of these Advent days. We prepare our hearts for the coming of Christmas and for our greatest hopes to be made visible. We hope for safety, treatment, and cure for COVID-19. We pray for a new government and a return to the dignity of leaders who remember their job is to serve the least among us. We hope and work for racial justice, economic reform, and security for all people.

We also prepare for the more immediate concerns of the season: decorating trees or window sills, crafting or ordering presents for those you love, making tough decisions of to travel or not to travel and to gather or not to gather. There is much we are all preparing.

As you make your Advent preparations, remember that there is a table that has been prepared for you. Try not to get too caught up in your own preparations that you forget the ones who have come to prepare the way of the One still to come. Prepare the way of the Lord. Prepare your hearts and homes. Prepare yourselves and let hope, peace, joy, and love be your guides.

With Advent blessings,
Pastor Will