December 2024

Reflecting the Light

Rev. Elizabeth Gleich

Dear Church,

A blessed Advent to you all. This sacred season invites us to wait with hopeful expectation for Jesus to be born anew in our hearts and world. Each week, we proclaim that hope, peace, joy, and love will break through, even against all odds. We sing “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” longing, urging, and inviting Christ to enter our midst. I love Advent because it offers us an intentional, sacred pause in the middle of what is often a busy and frantic time. This year, more than ever, we are called to lean into the promises of this season—to make room in our hearts and lives for the light of hope, peace, joy, and love.

As the days grow colder and darker, Advent also invites us to deeper connection. The call to “prepare the way of the Lord” is a communal one. Together, as Companions on the Journey, we ....

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