Advent: Light #EvergreenAdvent

Isaiah 60:1-5

The Glory of Zion

“Arise, shine, for your light has come,
    and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
See, darkness covers the earth
    and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
    and his glory appears over you.
Nations will come to your light,
    and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

“Lift up your eyes and look about you:
    All assemble and come to you;
your sons come from afar,
    and your daughters are carried on the hip.
Then you will look and be radiant,
    your heart will throb and swell with joy;
the wealth on the seas will be brought to you,
    to you the riches of the nations will come.”

Light

On these dark, foggy days in the dying of the year, we get occasional glimpses of the light that is to come when the clouds thin and the light shines through.

Advent: Hope #EvergreenAdvent

Jeremiah 29:11-13

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.  Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”

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Photos of the beautiful flowers of summer and fall give hope of the coming days during this time of cold in the waning light.