Category: Advent Season

The theme of the second week of Advent, which begins Sunday, is peace.

Just like when we speak of hope, when we talk about peace it’s important to define our terms.  People talk a lot about wanting peace when I think they really might mean is that they want ease, comfort, and smooth sailing. At least that is what I do sometimes — I confuse ease with peace.

That can be a problem.
 

Advent 2025 officially begins on Sunday.  Over the following four weeks, Christians often spend time in reflection on the various themes of this church season.

For many denominations, the traditional four themes of the four weeks of Advent are hope, peace, joy and love, in that order. That would make the first week’s theme hope. 

Hope is a word whose force and meaning has been a bit diluted over time.