The Federated Church of Sycamore
The Federated Church of Sycamore
Advent is a season of endings and beginnings. As the calendar year comes to a close, a new church year begins. Christ’s birth ushers us into new ways of living and loving; and yet, the world as we know it spins madly on. In many ways, pregnant Mary was surrounded by endings—large and small, personal and political. But Mary proclaimed hope in a God who was and is making all things new. Christ’s birth offered a beautiful new beginning for shepherds and Magi alike—all the while, King Herod tried to bring Christ’s story to a violent end.
When we ourselves navigate seasons filled with endings and beginnings, we need reminders. We need words that can feel like steady ground, like a path for our feet to find as we step forward into the unknown.
This Advent series is filled with blessings. While they may feel almost simplistic--like words we offer to children--in reality, they are words we need to hear again and again throughout life as we begin a new season. May they claim you amidst whatever endings and beginnings you find yourself navigating.
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