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“Seek Christ, Seek Simplicity for Christmas”!
Can’t get away for peaceful, spiritual preparation for Christmas?
Take a break! Make
a 3 day mini-retreat during the Second Week of Advent without leaving
home or work!
Take Five for Faith
Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow -a day at a time. Tuesday, December 4
Advent weekday; Hanukkah begins at sunset
Share the light
Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, begins this evening
and runs for eight days. It celebrates the rekindling of the Temple menorah
at the time of a Jewish uprising against foreign domination that began
in 167 B.C. The festival is observed in Jewish homes by the kindling of
lights on each night of the holiday—one on the first night, two on the
second, and so on. While followers of Jesus worldwide prepare for the Christmas
holidays, it is good for us to acknowledge the religious holidays of other
faiths. Surprise a Jewish friend or coworker by wishing them a Happy Hanukkah
today.
Today’s Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10; Luke 10:21-24
"You have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and
have revealed them to infants."
Today's Scripture
ReadingsThis month's Take Five for Faith Meditations
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