Advent has led us to this moment; we are expectantly waiting the coming of the Christ Child. Our hearts and souls are filled with hope, peace, love and joy. Advent sets us on a trajectory toward the moment when we will encounter Christ a new. May we continue this journey not only during the season of Advent, but for the rest of our lives. The story of Christmas can not be contained into four, one hour long church services. The message is greater than that.
Throughout our lives we seek something greater than ourselves. We seek something that gives us completeness and wholeness. The message of Advent is that there is something worth waiting for; not just during December but for the rest of our lives. Darkness will be overcome, light will shine bright, hope will be restored, joy will fill our hearts, love will abound for all and peace will finally reign on Earth.
The Advent message is one that calls to wait and watch for the coming of Christ in our midst, for the coming of the Savior born to a unwed teenage mother 2000+ years ago. Wrapped up in those bans of cloth was a promise of life a new.
May we remember the message of Advent and the call of Christ to remember and reflect the love of Christ.
The power of God is felt and known more deeply when we wait for the coming of Christ and the hope we have in his coming. Darkness to light, chaos to peace, exclusivity to inclusivity, an outcast to the God bearer– All because of the indwelling of God; the movement of God, the incarnation in a baby born to a unwed teenage mother with zero status socially.
We were made for this… we were made for something greater than ourselves
“My soul magnifies the Lord My spirit rejoices in God my savior.”- Luke 1:46
In Christ,
Rev. Evan
Rev. Dr. Evan M. Dolive 