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Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany

A Season of Light and Hope

Advent, the beginning of the church year, starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. It is a time of preparation, anticipation, and hope. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the "Light of the World." Epiphany on January 6, also called "Three Kings Day," is the climax of the Christmas season for Protestants.

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Grace and peace can be found in silent companionship.The Presence of Grace and Peace

by Lyda Pierce
A man sat on a log at the edge of the washed-out hillside. A few hours earlier, heavy rains on the deforested hilltop had become a tidal wave of mud washing everything in its path into the river below. Hundreds of houses were lost. No one knew how many people had escaped and how many were buried in the mud.

 

The Word that Breaks our Codes Pierce

Christmas Day, December 25, 2008
by Lyda Pierce
Scriptures: Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98; Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12); John 1:1-14

 

UMCOR Christmas Wish List 2008

Gifts that serve others honor the birth of Jesus and show our concern for the whole family of God.

 

Watch Night 2007

The end of the year naturally leads one to reflection. What did 2007 teach you that no other year of your life has had the opportunity to? At what point did God seem closest to you and your loved ones?

 

The Mission of the Shepherds—and Our Mission: Christmas 2007

Glory to God; Peace on Earth; Goodwill. A Christmas greeting from Bishop Felton E. May and the staff of the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church.

 

The Time of Fulfilment Has Come!! Advent 2007 Meditation

Isaiah prophesied; the psalmist had a sure hope; Mary was willing and obedient; Joseph was true to God's revelation in a dream.

 

Christmas Day 2007 Devotions

"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, 'Your God reigns.'"

 

Christmas Eve 2007 Devotion

Sing to the Lord a new song;
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord, bless his name.

 

Waiting ... For What? Advent meditation, 2007

A missionary shares an Advent story about patience and faith under even the bleakest of circumstances.

 

Change Your Life. God's Kingdom is Here. Advent meditation, 2007

A reminder from a Deaconess/Church and Community Worker that that as we follow the path of Jesus our lives, and the lives of those around us, always change.

 

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