Advent is a time when our calendars can be very busy and our heads become filled with the festivities, yet it is also a season to pause, prepare, and wait with hopeful hearts. We hope you'll find time to reflect on the Christmas story through Advent in ways that might help you prepare room for Jesus.
Each day from 1 December until Christmas Day, we’ll be releasing a short daily bible verse or a line from a carol. We encourage you take a few minutes reflecting on these words using a spiritual practice called Lectio Divina (divine reading). Here is a simple guide:
- Reading
Slowly read the passage. Is there a particular word, phrase, feeling or thought that you notice? - Reflecting
Ponder your word, phrase or thought for a few minutes. Rest with it for a while. What might it be saying to you, offering you, demanding of you? - Responding
In prayer, express to God your response to the passage. This could be thanksgiving, lament, praise or questioning. You might want to write your thoughts down in a journal or discuss them with others. - Resting
Spend some time in silence and simply sit in openness to the presence of God. You may find communication passes beyond words.
You'll find our Advent verses shared on our Facebook and X accounts, or visit this page and click the Advent calendar days below.
This Advent, as we enter again into the story of God’s greatest gift – Emmanuel, God with us - we hope you will find some quality time to ‘prepare Him room.'