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I did feel that the day was going to come eventually, but it’s not a song I ever wanted to sing,” Julian Lennon told me in ...
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Their lives reflect the peace and joy that come not from circumstances but from a deep trust in God's love and providence." She hopes Advent will lead all to a deeper silence and a similar ...
(Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff) Reverend Debra Wilcox, St. Matthew's United Church, Pleasant Valley, offers a prayer of worship, hope, peace, joy and love.
Advent, a season rich in symbolism and tradition, offers a unique opportunity for spiritual renewal as believers await Christ’s birth and his second coming. It is about hope, peace, joy and love, and ...
And I’ll always have it there,” he said. The heartwarming message of hope at Dyker Heights’ ‘Believe’ house draws crowds to 1023 83rd St. each holiday season. Photo by Jon Sosa While thousands visit ...
“Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.” — Ronald Reagan Last week I ended on the theme of the four Advent Sundays: hope, peace, joy, and love.
By Teresita Tanhueco-Tumapon December 12, 2024 Resize The second week of Advent While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. – Francis of Assisi ...
Dr. Tony McNeill, Jeffrey Allen Murdock, Rev. Dr. Lisa Allen-McLaurin, Rev. Dr. Alisha Lola Jones, and Rev. Kendal Brown write about hope, peace, joy, love and Christmas Eve, respectively.
This Advent season, leading to Christmas, they are becoming more common. Even Pope Francis was presented a crèche Saturday (Dec. 7) by two Bethlehem-based artists, featuring a baby Jesus nestled ...
As we light the candles of Advent—hope, peace, joy, and love—may we allow their flickering flames to illuminate the path to peace. May we embrace the waiting, the reflecting, and the hoping.
But Advent isn’t just about recalling a historical event or envisioning a future promise. It’s a deeply personal journey, an opportunity to encounter the Prince of Peace in the here and now. Yet peace ...