Once there was someone who did such amazing things and told such wonderful stories, that people wanted to know who he was. One time he said, “I am the Light.” (light a candle) That person was Jesus – and this is why when we come together to pray and to tell our stories we light candles – to remind us that…

  Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen.     We are all meant to be mothers of God, for God is always needing to be born. ~Meister Eckhart ~           Today we come close to the mystery of Christmas by reading and hearing…

Gracious God, take our minds and think through them; take our hands and work through them; take our hearts and set them on fire. Amen.     Advent is not a season of preparation for Christmas, but for Christ. That is why, as we progress through these four weeks, our scripture texts point us, ironically enough, first to Christ’s Second Coming in…