Isaiah 35:6b
Advent is more than a revolutionary birth 2,000 years ago; it is about the ongoing effects and changes that birth continues to have. All of the prayers, festivities, acts of kindness, worship in community, songs and carols, sights and smells and tastes and textures of thes eason—are fruits of this revolutionary birth that turns us speechless and sends us forth singing for joy. We prepare our own hearts as we wait, and it is a labor of the community's heart as well—the coming together of the congregation in praise, the support a community gives to each other, and the fellowship found when people gather together. There are so many fruits unfolding from that revolutionary birth as many hearts and hands join to pray and work. This Advent, let each of us look for signs and symbols that God is journeying with us, on our road and together in the world. As we seek to share the season, let us celebrate moments of the season around us, and the ways we are astonished by hope breaking through God's world. - Beau Underwood God of ongoing transformation, show us signs of your journey with us, that we might break into joyful song.
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