In the season of
Advent we have used the Advent wreath and its candles to help us get ready for
this great celebration of the birth of Christ.
When we lit the first
purple candle, we asked God to come and be our Good Shepherd. God our Shepherd
has come in Jesus Christ!
(Light first candle - purple)
When we lit the
second purple candle, we asked God to come and forgive our sins. God has come
in Jesus Christ to take our sins and die upon the cross so that we might be
forgiven!
(Light second candle- purple)
When we lit the
third, pink candle, we felt joyful even in our longing for Christ to come.
Christ, who has been born in a manger, will come again in glory to wipe away
every tear from our eyes!
(Light third candle - pink)
When we lit the
fourth candle, we remembered that Christ would come as a son – the son of Mary,
the Son of David, and the Son of God! This Son has been born! He is Immanuel –
God with us!
(Light fourth candle- purple)
Today we celebrate
the birth of Jesus the Christ, Jesus the Good Shepherd, Jesus who forgives our
sins, Jesus who will come again, Jesus the son of Mary, the Son of David, and
the very Son of God!
(Light Christ candle - white)
We light
this candle with great joy and celebration, because Christ is born in
Bethlehem. God’s Son has come into the world to be our Savior! And he will come
again in glory.
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