Advent Reflections

Saturday , December 24, 2022

Saturday , December 24, 20222 Samuel 7:1-16 Psalm 89:1-4, 19-29 Luke 1:67-79 Christmas eve! Is this a day in which you will be able to await the mystery of the Incarnation in quietude? Or is

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Friday , December 23, 2022

Friday, December 23, 2022 Malachi 3:1-5 Psalm 25:1-14 Luke 1:57-66 “And his name shall be John.” Elizabeth and Zechariah were ecstatic. They were having a child, a son. They would need to choose a name.

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Thursday , December 22, 2022

Thursday, December 22, 2022 1 Samuel 1:19-28 Psalm 122 Luke 1:57-66 In 1 Samuel, Hannah’s love for God is so great that she can let go of her son when he was weaned. In the

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalm 24 Luke 1:26-38 The first few chapters of the gospel of Luke are filled with stories of “holy interruptions.” These are moments when God bursts in with an

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Monday December 19, 2022

Monday, December 19, 2022Judges 13:2-7, 24-25 Psalm 71:1-8 Luke 1:5-25 Our readings today speak of angels. In this modern western culture, we tend to feel uncomfortable with what we call “supernatural” or “paranormal” experiences. But

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Saturday, December 17, 2022

Sunday, December 18, 2022Isaiah 7:10-16 Psalm 24 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25 My Dear Beloved, O, how I love you! I am grieved when you cannot see me as you walk the treacherous path of fear

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