Tell the timid to take heart.
The Lord our God will come!
Tell the poor to take heart.
The Lord our God will come!
Tell the orphan to take heart.
The Lord our God will come!
Tell the grieving widow to take heart.
The Lord our God will come!
Warn the tyrant to keep watch.
The Lord our God will come!
Warn the unjust to keep watch.
The Lord our God will come!
Warn the haughty to keep watch.
The Lord our God will come!
Warn the oppressor to keep watch.
The Lord our God will come!

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In Advent we are in the Waiting Room of the Christian Year.
We wait in anticipation. We wait with expectation. We wait with anxiety.
In our waiting, we desire something to do, something to take our mind off the waiting.
We pace. We doodle. We read old magazines. We want the waiting to be over.
But the message of Advent is that waiting is a holy thing.
Lord, teach us to wait well, in anticipation of your kingdom.

Lawrence Lee

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We come seeking a lost homeland.
We search for an uncharted shore.
We journey toward a common destination.
We dream of courtyards and landscapes we have never waking seen.
But we know where we are going, though the way is difficult.
We are looking for a land called "Peace."

Lawrence Lee

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We enter into the darkest month of the year.
We are reminded of times when it was hard to find the light.
In those darkest times a single light can seem like a blazing fire.
We come to bear witness to the light.

Lawrence Lee

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Lord, we come to worship the savior you sent us...
And we marvel at the manner of the sending.
In the midst of political upheaval, we hoped for a king.
In the midst of wars and rumors of wars, we hoped for a general.
In the midst of religious tumult and controversy, we hoped for a high priest.
But you send us a baby.
[pause for bewildered reflection]
Interesting choice, God.

Lawrence Lee

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