Advent 2013 Devotions (Page 10)
This year during the season of Advent, beginning on December 1, we will have (almost) daily Advent devotions available here, and sent by email. We hope you enjoy these devotions written by members and friends of LMLC, and Advent hymns. If you would like to receive emails from LMLC, please send us an email via the contact page. Happy Advent!
December 5, 2013
by Rev. Julie G. Hutson A Reflection on Acts 1: 12-17, 21-26 This passage tells the story of how the remaining eleven disciples and those who worshiped and served with them determined who would serve as a replacement for Judas (who had killed himself after betraying Jesus.) Now I don’t know about you, but I would expect some very holy, perhaps complex, ritualized way of…
December 4, 2013
Advent Hymn – People, Look East Text: Eleanor E. Farjeon, 1881-1965 People, look east. The time is near of the crowning of the year. Make your house fair as you are able, trim the hearth and set the table. People, look east, and sing today— Love, the Guest, is on the way. Furrows, be glad. Though earth is bare, one more seed is planted there. Give up your strength…
December 3, 2013
by Rev. Julie G. Hutson A Reflection on Genesis 9: 1-17 Promises, promises…..is the phrase we often hear, and that is exactly what this portion of Genesis is all about. It is about the covenant God made between God and humanity and every living creature, for all future generations. And of course, the promise is that “never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters…