Advent is the season leading up to Christmas, but it’s not just about tinsel and trees and good will. It is about waiting and longing for the promised Messiah. And so, inspired by the words of the prophet Isaiah ("The people walking in darkness have seen a great light"), this Advent, I present a series of retreats called “A Great Light.” This retreat series will use scriptures from the Old and New Testaments, spiritual exercises, and questions to help us hear from God and sense His touch on our lives. 

Each Sunday in Advent and then on Christmas Day, you’ll receive an email with a devotional meditation, questions, and a spiritual exercise. Use these mini-retreats in whatever way and timing works for you. For instance, you might

• take twenty minutes (or an hour if you’d like) to go through an entire mini-retreat in one sitting

• take a few minutes in the morning to read the devotional, then ponder the questions throughout the day, and finally do the spiritual exercise at the end of the day

• spread the retreat out over the week, contemplating the various parts each day

• or any combination of the above

Let this Advent series bring you closer to God as, together, we anticipate the celebration of the Messiah’s coming.

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