Our Advent Booklet for 2021 has arrived . The title of the book is; "Awaken to New Light" . We will have them in church this coming Sunday for you to pick up and use during the Advent Season which starts on Sunday November 28th. In this posting we have included a sample from the booklet (See below).
Advent on the Inside Are you ready for this? Are you ready for the promise fulfilled and the possibility realized? Ready for anticipation, excitement, and gobsmacking, joy-filled amazement? Are you ready to lace up your sandals, grip your walking stick, and journey down the dusty road that leads to the love you believe in? This changes everything. At least it ought to. But before Christmas can truly change the world around us, we must first let it change the world within us. Advent calls us to prepare our hearts and minds, our muscles and bones, and our moods and attitudes so incarnation can seep through our neurons and soak into our marrow. The journey ahead awakens us to new light. Are we ready to turn our lives toward this brilliant sun? Are we ready to encounter the radiant Creator not only around us and among us, but also within us? Christ seeks to enter the world by first coming to life inside us. We know this, of course, but are we ready to let it happen? If so, let’s go…
