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Use this five-minute retreat to reflect on God's promise to make all things new--and the difference that can make in your life today. A reading from Isaiah 43:18-19 [English Standard Version (ESV)]

A five-minute retreat to help you reflect on God's good and loving presence with us. A reading from Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. [Silent Reflection]

The book 5 Minutes with Christ: Spiritual Nourishment for Busy Teachers walks us through the life of Christ, from the announcement to Mary of her impending pregnancy to Jesus' resurrection.

"Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!" To this very day, that is how I feel when we light the pink candle on the Advent wreath. I was fortunate to grow up in a home with rich Advent traditions. It wasn't until my ACE roommates looked at me with raised eyebrows that I discove

Luke's Gospel account this week begins with a vivid assertion of individual power: "...the reign of Tiberius Caesar" and "the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas." Surely this description invokes thoughts of grandeur and might, of a strong and concentrated authority.  

In this first week of Advent, the Evangelist Luke reminds us of a tension inherent in this liturgical season. In these few short weeks, we both wait and prepare for Christ to return in glory at the end of time while we also await his entrance into our present lives in the form of an infant.

John the Baptist is the beginning of the Good News.  This is literally so, in the case of Mark and John, who do not include Infancy Narratives.  Regardless, in all four Gospels, John begins the proclamation of the Good News.