First Sunday of Advent
We have curated this content for this day of Advent, in this week where we focus on Hope. You are welcome to explore all the pieces or just the pieces you feel most drawn to.
Stars falling from heaven [bible/reflection]
First Sunday of Advent: Mark 13.24-27 In The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis, once the apocalypse is underway, the stars are called home. The visiting earth-children watch it happen: the sky grows dark, streaks of light criss-cross the sky, but then instead of fiery orbs, glowing humanoid figures assemble. There’s a sense of relief …
Hope in a Time of Uncertainty – A Journey [meditation]
This is the first of four meditative and artistic journeys, written and created by Petra Shakeshaft. We invite you to settle in, and see where she takes you on this beautiful journey of Hope in Advent. We return to Petra’s journey as we move through the weeks. You can download her original pdf at the …
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Advent Collect [tradition/reflection]
Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his …
Hope in Anxiety [poetry]
When anxiety builds When I start to despair I remember that God Is here, everywhere He stilled the storms He calmed the seas He felt our pain He knows our needs So when I fear When I cry in pain I turn to Jesus I hope again by Emma Major
Visual Commentary on Scripture [bible/art]
The Visual Commentary on Scripture are also offering a daily Advent piece which can be accessed on their website by clicking here