Advent Week 3 - Sunday December 12, 2021

Pray:

Psalm 63: 1-8

1 O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. 3 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. 4 So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on your name.

5 My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast,[a] and my mouth praises you with joyful lips 6 when I think of you on my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; 7 for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy. 8 My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.

Ask:

What is your honest hope for this week of Advent?

Listen:

"Messiah" by Bifrost Arts

Reflect:

Adoration of the Shepherds (1622) by Gerard van Honthorst

The "Shadow and Light" book this Advent study is based upon is available for purchase here:

https://www.tshoxenreider.com/advent