Advent Week 3: Joy

Joy is the theme for our third week in Advent. What does joy look like during a time of preparing and waiting, especially if you're experiencing loss or grief? You're invited to take a ten-minute break from your "to-do" list and listen in as Dana talks about holding joy and grief together as we wait for Emmanuel, God-With-Us.

Welcome to The Collective Table’s Advent Season. Over the next four weeks, Rev. Chelsea, Dana and Rev. Claire, will offer short reflections on the weekly themes of Advent: Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace.

Advent marks a time in the life of the Christian Church, where we prepare and wait for the coming or arrival of Christ (God in human form). The word “advent” comes from the Latin “adventus,” meaning “coming.”

So for this TCT Advent Season, you’re invited to use these short reflections to get your heart and mind ready for the arrival of a vulnerable baby who desires to be connected to each of us. Who desires to show us that love and peace are stronger than hate and war. Who invites us to respond every day to a broken world by claiming our belovedness.