George-Advent is about waiting and hoping with room for many different experiences like hope & joy, longing & aching, lament & peace, woundedness & healing, darkness & light. Join us as we explore why the practice of Advent can tune our lives to the greater things to come that our hearts long for.

SLIDES READ IN OUR GATHERING

Those who learn to wait are uneasy about their way of life, but yet have seen a vision of greatness in the world of the future and are patiently expecting its fulfillment. The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Advent Sermons

I leave home every time I lose faith in the voice that calls me the Beloved. But there are many other voices, voices that are loud…These voices say, "Go out and prove that you are worth something.  Henri Nouwen, The Return of The Prodigal Son