For some people, Christmas is all about spending money on gifts. We buy gifts as a way to remember that Jesus was God’s ultimate gift to humanity. But the gross overspending on gifts is probably not what Jesus had in mind. Many are now calling for us to “spend less” and “spend more wisely” when…

Advent implies that we are anticipating something coming or arriving. There is a lot of anticipation in the Advent season. Many of us are anticipating the celebration of Christmas week. Children are waiting in anticipation of a gift. Reflect: What are you anticipating this Advent? It could be something to do with the Christmas week…

Pray: Let us turn our eyes to the Lord of glory, saying: Come, Lord Jesus. Jesus, servant of God, you bring justice to the nations: Come, Lord Jesus. You love your people with a faithful love: All : Come, Lord Jesus. You were lifted up on the cross that you might draw all people to…

The last few days we have been reflecting on Mary’s perspective on the Christmas story. What about Joseph? Imagine what it would have been like for him! In a culture similar to the one we live in here in Morocco, to find out your fiancé is pregnant, before you marry her must have been hard.…

Reflect: Advent, meaning “the coming”, is a time when we wait expectantly. Christians began to celebrate it as a season during the fourth and fifth centuries. Like Mary, we celebrate the coming of the Christ child, what God has already done. And we wait in expectation of the full coming of God’s reign on earth…

As we have been reflecting on “waiting”, I often think about Mary and how she waited for 9 months to meet the baby she was carrying inside her. Read: through Mary’s part in the Christmas story in Luke 1:26-56, 2:1-7 Imagine: God has given us imagination. Try to imagine what it would have been like…

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diPDMuo_cTI] The sun showed no mercy on the African sand, another week with no clouds in the sky. Only days filled with chains and Pharaoh’s commands. The children of God looked to heaven on high. They’d cry, “Lord, see our tears; tell us how long.” Then they’d sing themselves to sleep with this song: We…

Part 2 To prepare properly for Christmas is to be honestly aware of what you want rescued from in your life. For Christmas to be a proper preparation for our anticipation of Christ’s return, we must be clear on why we yearn for Christ to come back now and not later. The people of Israel…

Part 1 Do you ever get tired of waiting for God? Do you ever lose hope about all that is wrong in our world? In your life? Do you ever grow weary of waiting for Christ to show up and save you from your troubles? You do and Israel did. The season of Advent is…

That this day may be holy, good and joyful we pray to you, O Lord. That we may offer to you our worship and our work we pray to you, O Lord. That we may strive for the well being of all creation we pray to you, O Lord. That in the pleasures and pains…