Advent Love

12/20/24 • 29 min

Faith Break: Finding God Moments In Your Every Day

Karen and Anne explore our theme for the fourth week of Advent: LOVE! We unpack what our Advent stories tell us about what love looks like. Mary showed fearless love when the angel Gabriel visited her. Elizabeth and Mary shared their supportive love for each other during their miraculous pregnancies. And Joseph stepped forward in faith with tender love for Mary and baby Jesus. Take a break this week to reflect on how sometimes love calls us to let go of expectations, lay down our lives in trust, and hold nothing back. Scripture references:

Luke 1:26-38
Luke 1:39-45
Luke 1:46-36
1 Cor. 16:14
1 John 4:18

Luke 1:26-38
Luke 1:39-45
Luke 1:46-36
1 Cor. 16:14
1 John 4:18

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Advent Joy

Karen and Anne explore our theme for the third week of Advent: JOY! We celebrate the joy kids and teens bring to our families and our community. Finding joy in the presence of God every day is our armor against discouragement. Sometimes, our tears and our joy can flow together. In this week of the pink candle on the Advent wreath, take a break to connect with what lifts your heart with joy! Scripture references:

Zephaniah 3:14-18
Isaiah 12
Nehemiah 8:10

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Feast of the Holy Family

Home for the Holidays! Karen and Anne are joined by our parish finance director, Dan, to celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family by talking about how holy our own families are. Just kidding! Really, we commiserate about the joys and challenges of raising a family in faith in today’s real world. Take a break with us as we reflect on what Jesus’ early years might have been like for Mary and Joseph and take comfort in the fact that God’s grace is always at work even in our crazy families.

Scripture references:
Luke 1-2
Matthew 1-2
John 2:1-12
John 19:25-27