ADVENT

This Sunday and Monday mark the first weekend in Advent — the four weeks before Christmas. Advent starts the church calendar with a season of preparation and anticipation. Advent is a time we prepare for the coming of the Messiah.   


We reflect on where we are in our spiritual journey and define those areas of our lives that could use some clean-up. An apt analogy is the way we go about preparing our homes for Christmas. Romans 13:11 tells us to wake up, for the time is drawing near; it is here and now. Spend some time this Advent doing a little soul-searching, and take an inventory of your spiritual life. What is keeping you from having a closer relationship with God?  Let every heart prepare Him room and heaven and nature sing!

O Lord, search me and know me; show me the ways I can draw closer to you. Help me to increase my faith, love, and devotion to you. Amen