We are entering into the season of Advent; the four weeks before Christmas where we intentionally set our hearts and minds on the journey towards God entering the world as one of us; as a child born for us. Our Advent sermon series will be called “SONGS OF WAITING”. It will use our Narrative Lectionary scriptures to explore how ancient and beloved hymns of Advent and carols of Christmas teach us about one of our faith’s greatest mysteries: a God who comes to be one of us and walk among us in the flesh. The song we will combine with our scripture meditation this week is “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”, one of the church’s best known Advent hymns. It has a solemn tone and reminds us that this season is joyous, but also hard and bittersweet for so many of us. Our stories contain light and darkness and God came into the world to experience a full life of both. God knows what it is to be human.
Join in reflection with us in this beautiful season!