Week 1 Saturday — Simply Christmas: An Advent Experience

SATURDAY DAILY PSALM Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might. Psalm 21:13 CONNECTION REFLECTION ON THE WEEK TOGETHER1 Where did you see God this week? What did you learn about hope this week? How did you practice being a light of hope...

Week 1 Friday — Simply Christmas: An Advent Experience

FRIDAY DAILY PSALM Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your...

Week 1 Thursday — Simply Christmas: An Advent Experience

THURSDAY DAILY PSALM I love you, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:1-2 CONNECTION FAMILY STORIES OF HOPE Today,...

Week 1 Tuesday– Simply Christmas: An Advent Experience

TUESDAY   — HOPE DAILY PSALM Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my sighing. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation....

Week 1 Monday– Simply Christmas: An Advent Experience

MONDAY DAILY PSALM I will give thank to the Lord because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. Psalm 7:17 CONNECTION HOPE Our journey into Advent begins in darkness, embracing the fact that we don’t know when Christ will...

Week 1 Sunday — Simply Christmas: An Advent Experience

SUNDAY   — HOPE ADVENT SEASON   WEEK ONE THE UN-EMPTIED DISHWASHER A Devotional Reflection on Mark 13:24-37 Of all the chores I had when I was younger, emptying the dishwasher was one of my least favorite. It wasn’t the hardest chore, and definitely didn’t take...