Advent Awakenings â Day 24 â Providing for the Child
Scripture: Luke 1: 46-55 Maryâs Song of Praise
46 And Mary said,
âMy soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
48for he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his...
[ Posted on Wednesday December 23 - 9:44 am by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings â Day 23 â Those who wait
Colossians 1:15â16
15. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;
16. for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions ...
[ Posted on Monday December 21 - 9:30 am by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings â Day 22 â Joy Revealed
Sunday Gospel Reading: Luke 1:46-55 Maryâs Song of Praise
46 And Mary* said,
âMy soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
48for he has looked with favour on the lowliness ...
[ Posted on Sunday December 20 - 10:36 pm by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakening Day 21 â Jerusalem, Jerusalemâ¦â¦.
Isaiah 66:7â11
7Before she was in labour
she gave birth;
before her pain came upon her
she delivered a son.
8Who has heard of such a thing?
Who has seen such things?
Sh...
[ Posted on Saturday December 19 - 11:48 am by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings â Day 20 - What about Joseph?
Hebrews 10:32â39
32 But recall those earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings,
33. sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and persecution, and sometimes being part...
[ Posted on Friday December 18 - 8:41 am by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings Day 19 â Inner Disturbance
Jeremiah 31:31-34
31 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
32It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them b...
[ Posted on Thursday December 17 - 9:55 am by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings â Day18
Donât Shoot the messenger!
Luke 7: 31-35
31 âTo what then will I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?
32They are like children sitting in the market-place and calling to one another,
âWe played th...
[ Posted on Thursday December 17 - 9:18 am by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings â Day 17 (already??!!??!!??)
Acts 28: 23-28
23 After they had fixed a day to meet him, they came to him at his lodgings in great numbers. From morning until evening he explained the matter to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them a...
[ Posted on Tuesday December 15 - 9:34 am by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings â Day 11 â Carry a candle
Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16
14. âYou are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden.
15. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lamp stand, and it gives light to...
[ Posted on Thursday December 10 - 3:50 pm by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings â Day 9 and 10
Psalm 126
1When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,
we were like those who dream.
2Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
and our tongue with shouts of joy;
then it was said among the nations,
âThe Lord has done grea...
[ Posted on Tuesday December 8 - 9:17 am by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings â Day 8
Preparing the way
Luke 3:1â6
1.In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysa...
[ Posted on Sunday December 6 - 8:33 am by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings â Day 7
Send Away on a Mission
Luke 9:1-6 â 1. Then Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 2and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. 3He said to them, âTa...
[ Posted on Saturday December 5 - 8:28 pm by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings â Day 6
Reading: Malachi 3:13â18
13 You have spoken harsh words against me, says the Lord. Yet you say, âHow have we spoken against you?â 14You have said, âIt is vain to serve God. What do we profit by keeping his command or ...
[ Posted on Friday December 4 - 9:22 am by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings â Day 5
The Dawning of a new Day
Luke 1: 78 â âBy the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon usâ.
The subject of the weather is often the opening for conversation. One day while talking with a friend I comment...
[ Posted on Thursday December 3 - 4:30 pm by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings â Day 4
Something Greater is here
Luke 11: 29 - When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, âThis generation is an evil generation; it asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
I am getting to an age where I d...
[ Posted on Wednesday December 2 - 10:15 am by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings â Day 3
2 Samuel 7: 18 âThen King David went in and sat before the Lord, and said, "Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?â
Davidâs prayer comes with growing comprehension of Godâs ...
[ Posted on Tuesday December 1 - 1:09 pm by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings â Day 2 - Waiting is hard Work
2 Peter 3: 14 â âTherefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish.â
There is a sign in a local restaurant that reads âYou h...
[ Posted on Monday November 30 - 9:17 am by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
Advent Awakenings â Daily Devotions for Advent based on a resource by that name published by the United Church of Canada and edited by Betty Lynn Scwhab
First Day of Advent â based on Luke 21: 34-36
While sitting in the âChatterbox Caféâ a...
[ Posted on Sunday November 29 - 8:14 am by Jean Wilson ] [ More... ]
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