Does the world seem darker, my friends? With the atrocities, and massacres, the hardheartedness of mankind, and the tragedies that fill the news? So much that breaks the heart and burdens the soul...and it comes in floods, daily. Relentless, like the waves crashing upon the sand.
Now, more than ever, we need the light that Advent brought into the world. Emmanuel, God with us, letting us know that we are not in this fight alone. That God stands beside us, carries us, fights for us, and consoles us. We are not alone. He is always there.
So many broken homes, communities and cities stretch across our land. So many hurting, so many who are lonely, so many who are angry and outcast. Only love can heal such wounds. Love in word, love in deed, love as vibrant as life can be. Carry the love of Advent's message with you, my friends, into these situations.
Carry the love and message that God has come to be with us, that He loves us too much to have left us to muddle through on our own. Carry the love and message that God felt eternity would not be complete without those who love the Lord, so Christ came to make a way; He left His throne for a straw filled manger so that we may someday bask in glory with Him. He left the ever present praises of angels to hear the cries of mankind, and to offer healing, peace, hope and a promise....that He has made clear the way to the Father, and He will carry us there through the Cross and His love.
That is the promise of Advent.
-Beth Haynes Butler
Now, more than ever, we need the light that Advent brought into the world. Emmanuel, God with us, letting us know that we are not in this fight alone. That God stands beside us, carries us, fights for us, and consoles us. We are not alone. He is always there.
So many broken homes, communities and cities stretch across our land. So many hurting, so many who are lonely, so many who are angry and outcast. Only love can heal such wounds. Love in word, love in deed, love as vibrant as life can be. Carry the love of Advent's message with you, my friends, into these situations.
Carry the love and message that God has come to be with us, that He loves us too much to have left us to muddle through on our own. Carry the love and message that God felt eternity would not be complete without those who love the Lord, so Christ came to make a way; He left His throne for a straw filled manger so that we may someday bask in glory with Him. He left the ever present praises of angels to hear the cries of mankind, and to offer healing, peace, hope and a promise....that He has made clear the way to the Father, and He will carry us there through the Cross and His love.
That is the promise of Advent.
-Beth Haynes Butler
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