ADVENT

Prayer for the Season: “O Light in our darkness, kindle hope in our waiting hearts.As stars pierce the night sky, pierce our souls with Your love. In this sacred pause,teach us to long for You deeply."

Practices for the Season: 

Dawn prayer walks symbolizing walking toward the light

Creating a prophetic prayer wall for the year ahead

Daily candle lighting with scripture reading and spontaneous worship

Nighttime "star walks" discussing God's promises

Weekly advent tea with meditation and prophetic sharing

Poetry for the Season:

Advent (by Jessica Powers; 1948)

I live my Advent in the womb of Mary.

And on one night when a great star swings free

from its high mooring and walks down the sky

to be the dot above the Christus i,

I shall be born of her by blessed grace.

I wait in Mary-darkness, faith’s walled place,

with hope’s expectance of nativity.

I knew for long she carried me and fed me,

guarded and loved me, though I could not see.

But only now, with inward jubilee,

I come upon earth’s most amazing knowledge:

someone is hidden in this dark with me.