Life for Joseph and Mary is not straightforward, and global events mean that this baby will arrive in a time of upheaval and uncertainty. For those who dwell in darkness even the retelling is a glimpse of light.

The Advent is brought to you by the Scottish Bible Society. Written and directed by Fiona Stewart. Performed by Fiona Stewart and Cameron Potts. Engineered and produced by Alasdair Wallace.

https://scottish.bible/bible2020/theadvent

When we left Mary, the news was just sinking in. How will she respond?

The Advent is brought to you by the Scottish Bible Society. Written and directed by Fiona Stewart. Performed by Fiona Stewart and Cameron Potts. Engineered and produced by Alasdair Wallace.

https://scottish.bible/bible2020/theadvent

700 years before Mary meets Gabriel, or Joseph has a dream, a man stands in the temple in Jerusalem and his life is ruined. His words look forward to what is to come.

The Advent is brought to you by the Scottish Bible Society. Written and directed by Fiona Stewart. Performed by Fiona Stewart and Cameron Potts. Engineered and produced by Alasdair Wallace.

https://scottish.bible/bible2020/theadvent

Somewhere quiet, in a small middle-eastern town, a young woman encounters an angel. How will she respond to what he tells her?

The Advent is brought to you by the Scottish Bible Society. Written and directed by Fiona Stewart. Performed by Fiona Stewart and Cameron Potts. Engineered and produced by Alasdair Wallace.

https://scottish.bible/bible2020/theadvent

Whose side am I on? And where is the victory? The anticipation of the promised Messiah will have an eternal impact on all of our choices and all of our expectations.

The Advent is brought to you by the Scottish Bible Society. Written and directed by Fiona Stewart. Performed by Fiona Stewart and Cameron Potts. Engineered and produced by Alasdair Wallace.

https://scottish.bible/bible2020/theadvent

How can we begin to imagine what God might look like? And what must it have felt like to prepare for his arrival? We continue to wait as the story unfolds.

The Advent is brought to you by the Scottish Bible Society. Written and directed by Fiona Stewart. Performed by Fiona Stewart and Cameron Potts. Engineered and produced by Alasdair Wallace.

https://scottish.bible/bible2020/theadvent

How will the carpenter respond to the news that his fiancée is pregnant? What if he doesn’t believe her? And how does he fit in this sweeping narrative?

The Advent is brought to you by the Scottish Bible Society. Written and directed by Fiona Stewart. Performed by Fiona Stewart and Cameron Potts. Engineered and produced by Alasdair Wallace.

https://scottish.bible/bible2020/theadvent

We’re still waiting, but in the waiting we begin to wonder. What if the story we await has already begun? What if the gift-giving and the promises are glimpses of what is already happening? What if the shepherds and the wise men and Joseph the carpenter are already sensing what is to come?

The Advent is brought to you by the Scottish Bible Society. Written and directed by Fiona Stewart. Performed by Fiona Stewart and Cameron Potts. Engineered and produced by Alasdair Wallace.

https://scottish.bible/bible2020/theadvent

In Jerusalem, an old man waits. In the temple, an old woman keeps watch. In a simple home, a young girl anticipates her marriage. Wait with them in anticipation of a plan long ago conceived, the arrival of a child at just the right time.

The Advent is brought to you by the Scottish Bible Society. Written and directed by Fiona Stewart. Performed by Fiona Stewart and Cameron Potts. Engineered and produced by Alasdair Wallace.

https://scottish.bible/bible2020/theadvent

Let’s have a tale whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. A tale of the mystery from which true godliness springs. A tale that is in one measure familiar but, in another, strange and fresh. Because everyone needs a story about light, presence and hope in these dark days.

The Advent is brought to you by the Scottish Bible Society. Written and directed by Fiona Stewart. Performed by Fiona Stewart and Cameron Potts. Engineered and produced by Alasdair Wallace.

https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/the-advent