Reflection
Advent 2019 Week 4
The Fourth Week of Advent Come, Lord Jesus, Come! Come and visit your people. We await with earnest expectation of your coming. Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,’ which means, ‘God is with us’ Matthew 1:23 God is with us” — God has drawn near to …
Advent 2019 Week 3
The Third Week of Advent Come, Lord Jesus, Come! Come and visit your people. We await with earnest expectation of your coming. My soul proclaims your greatness, O God, and my spirit rejoices in you my Savior. Luke 1:46b-47 There is a profound difference between happiness and joy. Happiness is circumstantial. It’s easy to …
Advent 2019 Week 2
The Second Week of Advent Come, Lord Jesus, Come! Come and visit your people. We await with earnest expectation of your coming. “And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.” Luke 1:45 (NRSV) Mary was indeed blessed to be the mother of …
Advent 2019 Week 1
The First Week of Advent Come, Lord Jesus, Come! Come and visit your people. We await with earnest expectation of your coming. “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light — on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” (Isaiah 9:2) Advent, we begin by lighting one …
Advent 2019 Reflection Letter
Advent Invitation from the Bishop As we come joyfully into this Holy Season, we call Advent. I am conflicted in my spirit. On one hand, we wait patiently for the coming of the Lord. Yet, on the other hand, we are waiting expecting changes to happen all around us. I am conflicted because I want …
Advent Week Two 2013
Second Sunday of Advent Reflection By Rev. Dr. Trevor D. Alexander “Make ready the way…clear a straight path.” (Mark 1:2) “Zechariah proclaim: And you, little child, will be called a prophet of God Most High, you will go ahead of the Lord, to prepare the way before Him….” Luke 3:1-6 During this time of the …
Advent Week Four 2013
Fourth Sunday of Advent Reflection By Rev. Dr. Trevor D. Alexander ““She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 On this last Sunday of Advent, just a few days before Christmas, we reflect on the mystery. We REFLECT in awe …
Advent Week Three 2013
Third Sunday of Advent Reflection By Rev. Dr. Trevor D. Alexander ” The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners, to announce …
Advent Week One 2013
First Sunday of Advent Reflection By Rev. Dr. Trevor D. Alexander Watch, keep alert, and pray; for you don’t know when the time is. “It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to …