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“In this world, where we are both divided and disconnected across religious, political and racial lines; in this world, we are given the sign of God’s abundance, that grace upon grace will be ours, that we are not wrong to live in hope…”
John 2: 1-11
Duration: about 20 minutes
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“The people were filled with expectation, wondering in their hearts. And I wonder, when was the last time you were filled with expectation? When did you last feel a sense of hope-filled anticipation? …What fills you with expectation?”
Isaiah 43: 1-7
Luke 3: 15-17, 21-22
Duration: about 15 minutes
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“We too are called into slow moving epiphany of conversation. Sometimes full of luminescent moments of connection, bright stars guiding our way, and sometimes trudging along, pressing forward, staying connected.”
Psalm 72: 1-7, 10-14
Matthew 2: 1-12
Duration: about 14 minutes
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“As we are surrounded by the ancient, familiar stories pouring into a world that is again in turmoil… may we open our hearts to this message given for us.”
Luke 1: 39-55
Duration: about 13 minutes
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“Advent, when we are alert to signs of Christ’s ongoing presence, alert to to the Spirit’s crackling power, is a good time to ask ourselves: what are the things, big and small, that are saving us and showing us that God is still present, the Spirit alive for us? What is saving your life, right now?”
Luke 1: 68-79
Luke 3: 1-6
Philippians 1: 3-11
Duration: about 12 minutes
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“The world is in a terrible state. The realm of God is so close it is almost breaking through from that other world into this one. Both of those statements are true.”
Jeremiah 33: 14-16
Luke 21: 25-36
Duration: about 18 minutes
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“We come week after week, year after year, to connect and center ourselves in hope and love; and to do that, we each individually must also be centered and connected, so that we can live the challenge of Mark to both stay alert and to wait…”
Hebrews 10: 11-14, 19-25
Mark 13: 1-8
Duration: about 22 minutes
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