We enter this sacred season of Advent with open hearts to the mystery and wonder of God's love. These days of waiting and longing are holy days. The promise of God is Emmanuel - God is with us. In the hurt and loss, God is with us. In the grief and pain, God is with us. In the anticipation of a new day, God is with us. May you know God with you in this holy season.
Christy Nockel's song, Advent Hymn, is a beautiful anthem for this season. May its words be the prayer of our hearts as we enter this first week of Advent, and may we wait in hope.
Christ whose glory fills the skies
Christ the Everlasting Light
Son of Righteousness arise
And triumph o'er these shades of night
Come Thou long-awaited one
In the fullness of Your Love
And loose this heart bound up by shame
And I will never be the same
So here I wait in hope of You
Oh my soul's longing through and through
Dayspring from on high be near
And daystar in my heart appear
Dark and cheerless is the morn
Until Your love in me is born
And joyless is the evening sun
Until Emmanuel has come
So here I wait in hope of You
Oh my soul's longing through and through
Dayspring from on high be near
And daystar in my heart appear
So here I wait in hope of You
Oh my soul's longing through and through
Dayspring from on high be near
And daystar in my heart appear
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