An Advent daybook for these 29 days of prayerful expectation. Join me, won't you?

Look: Departure, Agnes Pelton - Source | h/t: Biola University Advent Project

Listen: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, Phil Keaggy - Spotify | YouTube

Read: Psalm 25, 9, 15; Isaiah 5:8-12,18-23; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Luke 21:20-28

Pray: On Mondays during Advent we’ll practice a contemplative prayer method called "Centering Prayer."

Do: Today each time you go outside or look out a window, simply and thankfully repeat the word from your centering prayer: "Raise your heads"

Read More

An Advent daybook for these 29 days of prayerful expectation. Join me, won't you?

Look: Holy Mountain III, Horace Pippin - Source

Listen: O Day of Peace, Josh Garrels - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Isaiah 11:1-10, Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19, Romans 15:4-13, Matthew 3:1-12

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Second Sunday in Advent

Do: Today, light two candles to mark the second week of Advent.

Read More

An Advent daybook for these 29 days of prayerful expectation. Join me, won't you?.

Look: Listening for Hope, Robert Macmillan - Source

Listen: Take Heart, Resound Worship - Spotify | YouTube w/lyrics

Read: Psalm 16-17, 22; Isaiah 3:8-15; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12; Luke 20:41-21:4

Pray: Psalm 22:22 (NIV) I will declare your name… in the congregation, I will praise you.

Do: Is there someone you want to bless this weekend? Bake something, pick up a few extra groceries, a bouquet, a loved possession you choose to give away to someone else (e.g., favorite books), or make something.

Read More

An Advent daybook for these 29 days of prayerful expectation. Join me, won't you?

Look: Angel of the Revelation, Vladimir Suchanek (source)

Listen: Behold the Mountain of the Lord, Godfrey Birtill - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Psalm 18; Isaiah 2:12-22; 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13; Luke 20:27-40

Pray Psalm 18:17-19

Do: Choose an entire Psalm or a portion of a Psalm from one of the daily readings to memorize during Advent.

Read More

An Advent daybook for these 29 days of prayerful expectation. Join me, won't you?

Look: Christians hold lit candles during a Christmas Eve prayer at a church in Surabaya, East Java, on December 24, 2019. Juni Kriswanto / AFP / Getty - Source

Listen: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach), Future of Forestry - Spotify | YouTube

Read: Psalm 5-6, 10-11; Isaiah 1:21-31; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12; Luke 20:9-18

Pray: Psalm 5:1-3 & Tell God what you are desiring today and then listen for God's reply. Take this practice of prayerful listening with you throughout the day and week.

Do: Gather your nativity pieces --minus the manger--and place them where you'll see them each day during your meditation. If you own more than one nativity set, consider combining them all into a caravan.

Read More

An Advent daybook for these 29 days of prayerful expectation. Join me, won't you?

Look: Messenger At Departure, Arcabas - Source

Listen: Everything, Taylor Leonhardt - Bandcamp (w/lyrics) | Spotify | YouTube

Read: Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 122, Romans 13:11-14, Matthew 24:36-44

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the First Sunday in Advent

Do: Today light one candle to mark the first week of Advent. You can add a wreath if that's available to you. If not, gather some natural objects from your yard or neighborhood to add to the centerpiece.

Read More