“Every Advent, we light candles, sing carols, and pray for Christ’s coming because we believe God entered a frightened world to bring good news… God chose to take on flesh in the time of Herod. God intimately knows the fears we experience. Instead of donning some kind of armour, God chose to arrive in the most vulnerable embodiment: that of a newborn baby without a sure place to rest… We can join God in choosing vulnerability in the face of fear.” — A Sanctified Art

When we find ourselves in fearful times, can we acknowledge our fears while also insisting on hope? Can we name our fear and believe that God’s Love is drawing near? 

This Advent, you are invited to notice where fear is present—both in the Advent story and in your life. You are also invited to notice the reservoirs of hope deep within you.  As we make room for the vulnerability of both deep hope and honest fear, we wait for God to draw near.