Are you ready for a bright spot to close out 2020? In a strange year full of troubling events, the divine gift of Christmas comes to dispel the gloom and uncertainty brought on by COVID-19. As we head into the holidays, take some time (and much needed relief) to center your thoughts on the gift of God’s beloved Son with LHM’s Advent devotions: God with Us in English, or Dios con nosotros in Spanish.
Written by Dr. Kari Vo, theological writer for LHM, these thoughtful reflections invite us to pause and ponder the certainty of God’s love in a tumultuous and unsettling year. Ideal for private meditation, Advent devotions can also help center your family or Bible study group on God’s Word for thought and discussion (each devotion has three reflection questions). As an outreach resource, you can pass them along to others, sharing at this critical time how God is greater than our fears and circumstances (see Isaiah 41:10).
You can access LHM’s Advent devotions in a number of ways. You can read God with Us or hear it as a podcast. During the Advent season, you can receive these devotions as a daily email, beginning Sunday, November 29. You can access a downloadable version, which includes a large-font text and bulletin inserts. Audio begins on November 29 with Rev. Dr. Tony Cook, LHM’s vice president of Global Ministries, reading the devotions. Visit www.lhm.org/advent for all the details.
Dios con nosotros, the Spanish-language version, will be available to read online or to receive as a daily email through the Advent season beginning Sunday, November 29. Audio will also begin on November 29 with Rev. Hector Hoppe reading the texts. A print version is also available for download. Visit paraelcamino.com/adviento for all the details.