Advent means arrival or coming. It is a time set apart to remember that God arrived in human history on earth in the person of Jesus Christ to save us from our sins. Jesus, the Light of the world, has come, and we rejoice at Advent as children of the Light. Advent is also a time to rehearse the Christian hope for Jesus to come again, when the dwelling place of God shall be with His people, all things shall be well, and the Light that came to Bethlehem shall become the glorious incandescence of the new heavens and the new earth. The daily Scripture readings walk through God’s redemptive actions in history as revealed through key movements in the biblical story. Each Sunday of Advent is centered on prophecies and events that speak to Jesus’s arrival and serve like trail markers along the path to Christmas. May God use this Advent prayer book to draw you into the light of His presence, renewing you in the good news of great joy, Jesus our Savior.
