3rd Sunday in Advent - The Candle of Peace

In this familiar moment,
Another flame bursts into radiant life,
Defying the narratives of despair,
By reminding us that deeper truths still prevail.

Every day the sun rises as the earth again traces her orbit.
Even when disrupted, the cycles of nature defiantly fight on,
Every day new life is born;
New hands will join in love;
New expressions of human kindness will emerge;
Belief in the good will remain unquenched.

We choose to see the good;
We choose to seek the wholesome;
We choose to remember,
That when every deal has failed,
Every border has been crossed;
Every earthly empire has fallen;
Every treaty has been forgotten,
And every ruler's dominion is no more.

God will be;
Hope will remain;
And eternity will still be just beginning.

Reading 1 - Monday 17th December

Reading 2 - Tuesday 18th December

Reading 3 - Wednesday 19th December

Reading 4 - Thursday 20th December

Reading 5 - Friday 21st December

Reading 6 - Saturday 22nd December

1st Sunday in Advent - The Candle of Hope
2nd Sunday in Advent - The Candle of Love
4th Sunday in Advent - The Candle of Joy

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