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Advent 2: The Mystery of Approach

Preparing the Way © Jan L. Richardson Reading from the Gospels, Advent 2, Year C: Luke 3.1-6 In his book Anam Cara, John O’Donohue has a section called “The Mystery of Approach,” in which he writes,...

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Advent 3: As on a Day of Festival

As on a Day of Festival © Jan L. Richardson Reading from the Hebrew Scriptures: Zephaniah 3.14-20 Canticle: Isaiah 12.2-6 Reading from the Epistles: Philippians 4.4-7 From time to time, someone will...

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Christmas Day: Witness of that Light

Witness of that Light © Jan L. Richardson Reading from the Gospels, Christmas Day, Years ABC: John 1.1-14 On Christmas Eve during my first year as a pastor (at a church just up the road from Disney...

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Advent 3: The Advent Spiral

With having the launch celebration for my new book a couple of nights ago, and all the preparations that went into that splendid evening, I have not quite finished my first post for Advent 3 (December...

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Christmas Eve/Christmas Day: The Advent Spiral

Now on our fourth turn through Advent, we have accumulated a bit of a library of images and reflections for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. As we anticipate the coming celebrations, here are some...

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Christmas Eve: Light Has Shined

Image: Those Who Walked in Darkness © Jan Richardson Reading from the Hebrew Scriptures for Christmas Eve: Isaiah 9.2-7 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a...

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Advent 3: In Sorrow and Celebration

Image: The Desert in Advent © Jan Richardson The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom. —Isaiah 35.1 Reading from the Hebrew Scriptures, Advent 3: Isaiah...

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Advent 1: A Decade at The Advent Door

Image: Crossing the Threshold © Jan Richardson Lectionary readings for Advent 1, Year B: Isaiah 64.1-9, Psalm 80.1-7, 17-19, 1 Corinthians 1.3-9, Mark 13.24-37 This is a season of deep memory, a time...

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Advent 3: Bearing the Light

Image: Testify to the Light  © Jan Richardson Lectionary readings for Advent 3, Year B: Isaiah 61.1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126 or Luke 1.46b-55; 1 Thessalonians 5.16-24; John 1.6-8, 19-28 It matters that we...

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Christmas Eve & Christmas Day: The Light Shines

Image: And the Darkness Did Not Overcome It © Jan Richardson Lectionary readings for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day The lectionary offers a constellation of readings for Christmas Eve and Christmas...

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