REJOICE! “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice!” Philippians 4:4-5 The third Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete Sunday. The word is derived from the Latin words gaudium (joy, ) and gaudeo (to rejoice or be glad.) This week, we focus on the joyful anticipation of the nativity. The season is full of […]
The theme for this week is Peace. The Hebrew word Shalom, meaning peace, has a deeper meaning of well-being and completeness. When one wishes another “Shalom,” it is more than a greeting, but a blessing as well. As we focus on peace this week, it is by looking outward to peace on earth, but also […]
The Christian season of Advent begins today, the fourth Sunday before Christmas and will continue until Christmas. It marks a season of preparation before Christmas, a new liturgical year, and is symbolized by the color purple. Like Lent, Advent is a season of Preparation. Lent focuses on repentance, penance, and forgiveness and is a time […]
Author Ruth Haley Barton writes of once being told, “Ruth, you are like a jar of river water all shaken up. What you need is to sit still long enough that the sediment can settle and the water can become clear.” The week after I retired I was feeling just like that murky jar of […]
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