Advent 2014
I BELIEVE EVEN WHEN…
The story of the birth of Jesus is filled with common themes of human drama: unknowing, doubt, fear, journey, hardship. The words of the song, “I believe in the sun, even when it’s not shining…”, offer the affirmation of belief in spite of what seems like the absence of light, love, and even the absence of God. We will explore the presence of hope through Christ “even when”
2nd Sunday of Advent: December 7
Isaiah
9 and John 1:6-8, 19-28 both speak of “a voice crying in the wilderness.”
At times in our lives when we feel unsure of next steps, when fear of uncertainty grips us, and when we look around and wonder when God will address injustice or show up and save us, we yearn
For a messenger.
Or a message.
To make clear the paths we take.
For contemplation:
How is the silence of unknowing and the feeling of emptiness
the pregnant pause before a new beginning?
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