Advent I - Sunday
“Advent, like its cousin Lent, is a season for prayer and reformation of our hearts. Since it comes at winter time, fire is a fitting sign to help us celebrate Advent…If Christ is to come more fully into our lives this Christmas, if God is to become really incarnate for us, then fire will have to be present in our prayer. Our worship and devotion will have to stoke the kind of fire in our souls that can truly change our hearts. Ours is a great responsibility not to waste this Advent time.”
Edward Hays, A Pilgrim’s Almanac
Questions to ponder:
What are your goals for this Advent season? How do you wish to grow spiritually?
Reflect on the image of fire… what comes to your mind both in positive and negative ways?
Recall the last time when “fire” was “present” in your prayer life. What was that experience like for you?
Devotional Reading - Luke 1
