When Jesus comes to us at Advent, he comes as the Light of the World—a Light for the dispelling of the shadows that lurk in the human heart.
Advent is a thrilling declaration that God speaks to people. God speaks to you. God speaks to me. At the fullness of time, in Jesus, the Word made flesh, God spoke to us all.
Advent reminds us that Jesus is, and will always be, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
Lord of the Great Conversion, I thank you that you are always converting the hard stories in our lives into radiant testimonies of your faithfulness.
We are welcomed to lay down our resistance, our impatience, our hiding in shame, our deception, our wrestling—to embrace the beloved, loving, brave life of Jesus.
Jesus is the descendant of the obedient-soul, the hearing-and-obeying saint, the Lord-I-am-Your-Servant bloodline of Abraham, David, Mary, and so many others in his family of faith.
Jesus comes from a long line of people who laugh. He comes from a people who praise loudly, and who lament the same; from a people who laugh hard and who cry even harder.
There is a name that God has for you and for me, known only to him—and to be known fully by us one day.
Jesus entered the world as God’s great spiritual ark, his very life and teaching designed to carry us to safety—into the harbor of the heart of the Father.
When Jesus came into the world, he came as the answer to the Creator’s question in the garden. “Where are you?” “Here, Father” said Jesus, “Here we are. Take us home.”
Using the word “miracle” in your sentence, how would you describe who you are and what the Father loves about you?
We all come from someone, somewhere, and something—a people, a place, and a story. So does Jesus.
