Advent daybook, 3: your people Israel to be your people forever

My Advent daybook for these 24 days of waiting. Join me, won't you? (see previous Advent daybook 2015 posts here)

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watch

O Little Town of Bethlehem from Tim Parsons on Vimeo.

The story of the birth of Jesus told by the people of Bethlehem.

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read

2 Samuel 7:18-29: And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. And you, O Lord, became their God.

{all readings for the day: Psalm 90; 2 Samuel 7:18-29; Revelation 22:12-16 }

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pray

Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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listen

Behold, a Branch is Growing

Koine'

Read lyrics here.

(Also, feel free to listen with me to my ever-evolving Advent playlist on Spotify.)

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do

share the gift of food with someone today

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(see all Advent daybook posts from 2014 here)