Journey Lectionary Year C
First Sunday of Advent
Nov 29 2009
We have a juxtaposition of events this Sunday for our study.
It is Thanksgiving weekend. It is a time in which we stop to recognize that and those for what and whom we are thankful.
But it is also the first Sunday of Advent when we celebrate the coming of hope and fulfillment for our lives and the identity and construction of a community so we might live in the light of God.
As you prepare yourselves for this time of study, how do the occurrence of these two important celebrations bring a sense of meaning to you and to others with whom you relate?
Promise of Advent
Jeremiah 33:14-16
33:14 The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
33:15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
33:16 In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: "The LORD is our righteousness.
Hope and Fulfillment in Community
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
3:9 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you?
3:10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith.
3:11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you.
3:12 And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you.
3:13 And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
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