On this first Sunday of Advent, we begin with looking Hopefully toward the future.
These are the words that we begin each Advent worship service with:
Advent… a story of preparation Advent… a story of waiting Advent… the start of a time of settling into God’s truth and God’s promise Advent… a journey into our faith, our history, God’s love. Let us journey into Advent together
So we begin our journey preparing our hearts for the story of God's gift, waiting to see where God will take us this time listening for God's story of dreams and hopes for the future.
God calls us to be doers of the word and not hearers only. How are we 'doing' God's hope in the world?