- GROWING in God's love;
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CARING for one another;
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RESPONDING
- to the needs of the
- world
- to the needs of the
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RESPONDING
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CARING for one another;
Scriptures: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38
We wait --
We wait not because we do not know the story of Jesus, and not because you are not already and always here.
We wait because to wait is to expect something more.
To wait is to expect that the story might enter our hearts and our world in new sways, to bring the change for which we long.
As we light the candle of love we remember the stories of your faithfulness and steadfast love which surrounds us and will not be contained. We trust that you are with us always. As love that bursts forth from all your people, love is born again and again in all creation.
Scriptures: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Luke 1:47-55; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28
We wait--
We wait not because we do not know the story of Jesus, and not because you are not already and always here.
We wait because to wait is to expect something more.
To wait is to expect that the story might enter our hearts and our world in new sways, to bring the change for which we long.
As we light the candle of joy, we remember the stories of God's loyalty to all creation. We give thanks for the messengers -- the apostles, prophets, artists, sages, faithful ones -- present in every age, who bring us the good news of God's restoring love; and we shout with joy, trusting that God is with us and before us, and that joy will be born anew in us.
Scriptures: Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8
We wait --
We wait not because we do not know the story of Jesus, and not because you are not already and always here.
We wait because to wait is to expect something more.
To wait is to expect that the story might enter our hearts and our world in new sways, to bring the change for which we long.
As we light the candle of peace we remember the stories of times you have been our comfort, when you have heard our cries for justice, for certainty, for peace, and you have led us home; and we know we can trust that you are leading us forward, as we wait for peace to be born, anew, in us.
Scriptures: Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37
We wait --
We wait not because we do not know the story of Jesus, and not because you are not already and always here.
We wait because to wait is to expect something more.
To wait is to expect that the story might enter our hearts and our world in new sways, to bring the change for which we long.
As we light the candle of hope, we remember the stories of God with us, when life has been hard, and not what we expected.
We can trust that God is with us, as we wait for hope to be born, anew, in us.
