Advent 1

Lectionary Bible Readings

Jeremiah 33:14-16

Psalm 25:1-10

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

Luke 21:25-36

On the first Sunday of Advent, Luke’s gospel invites us into an apocalyptic scene, where we are urged to recognize the “now” even as we anticipate the “not yet.”

https://clbsj.org/news/2018/11/25/advent-one-a-thin-veil-of-peace/

Please pray for

Members of Parliament as they consider the Religious Discrimination Bill. Pray for thoughtful discernment and respectful conversation that is mindful of the rights of all people to be free from discrimination. 

Giving thanks

"I thank you God for this most amazing day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes."

- E.E. Cummings.