Advent Devotional for December 12

Advent Devotional for December 12

Love, the Lord Week 2: People Look East JOHN 1: 1-5, 14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has...
Advent Devotional for December 12

Advent Devotional for December 11

Love, the Rose Week 2: People Look East ISAIAH 11:1-5 A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse,     and a branch shall grow out of his roots. The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,     the spirit of wisdom and understanding,     the spirit of counsel and...
Advent Devotional for December 12

Advent Devotional for December 10

Love, the Guest Week 2: People Look East GENESIS 18:1-10 The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance...
Advent Devotional for December 12

Advent Devotional for December 9

Musical Rendition & Lyrics Week 2: People Look East LISTEN Click Here to Listen to “People Look East” Music provided by members of the First Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir   LYRICS People, look east. The time is near Of the crowning of the...
Advent Devotional for December 12

Advent Devotional for December 8

Video On This Week’s Carol Lucy Baum introduces this week’s hymn, “People, Look East,” and its joyful vision of all creation—fields, birds, stars, and angels—preparing for Love’s arrival. We’re invited to look east with hope, trusting that Love...
Advent Devotional for December 12

Advent Devotional for December 7

The Second Sunday of Advent Rev. Lucy Crain reflects on Isaiah’s servant and Mary’s “Here am I” to remind us that God’s covenant of justice and hope now continues through us. As we hear God’s promise, “I have taken you by the hand and kept you,” we’re invited to...