On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice,
"If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said,
streams of living water will flow from within him."
By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive.
John 7: 37-39
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On their way to Jerusalem,
Jesus predicts his death and resurrection
to the twelve disciples.
As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly towards the battle line to greet him. Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone he slung it and it struck the Philistine on the forehead, and he fell face down on the ground.
1Samuel 17:48
Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice
to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
He unleashes the lightning beneath the whole heaven
and sends it to the ends of the earth.
Job 37: 2-3
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This powerful verse from Joshua 1 is among the most helpful when facing difficult situations.
It also brings to mind Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything
but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
present your requests to God.
Psalm 56 reminds us to place our whole trust in God.
Amen!
And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Amen!
2Corinthians 3:18
All this is from God,
who reconciled us to himself through Christ
and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ,
not counting men's sins against them.
And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
God made him who had no sin
to be sin for us,
so that in him we might become
the righteousness of God.
Amen!
2Corinthians 5: 18-19 and 21
The fourth candle of Advent reminds us of God's Love.
The virtues of love, hope, peace and joy are important in the Christmas story as well as our Christian faith and journey with Christ.
1Corinthians (13) tells us: 'And now these three remain: faith hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.'