Welcome to St. Luke’s 2024 Advent Blog
From December 1 through December 24 parishioners of St. Luke’s will be sharing their reflections on the daily readings.
We invite you to click on any of the reflections below and enjoy.
Love is the fire of transformation.
Home > Advent Blog 2024 Love is the fire of transformation.December 21, 2024 Isaiah 43:8-13Isaiah 43:8-13 speaks powerfully to God’s eternal, unwavering presence in our lives. In this passage, Isaiah calls forth all people from all nations, asking them to be...
John the Baptist
Home > Advent Blog 2024 John the BaptistDecember 20, 2024 Isaiah 10:5-19| 2 Peter 2:17-22| Matthew 11:2-15I was delighted when I discovered that today’s readings discuss John the Baptist. I have always been fascinated by him. As a child, I was intrigued by John’s...
His hand is stretched out still
Home > Advent Blog 2024 His hand is stretched out stillDecember 19, 2024 Isaiah 9:18-10:4| 2 Peter 2:10b-16| Matthew 3:1-12For all this, his anger has not turned away; his hand is stretched out still.Isa. 9:18-10:4;This line from Isaiah stood out to me for two...
An Advent Community
Home > Lenten Blog 2024 An Advent Community December 18, 2024 Click image to enlarge Isaiah 9:8-17| 2 Peter 2:1-10a| Mark 1:1-8 I have always loved the tradition of a Christmas creche. As a child, I liked to set up the figures huddled in the stable around the...
I am sorry
Home > Advent Blog 2024 I am sorry December 17, 2024 Isaiah 9:1-7| 2 Peter 1:12-21| Luke 22:54-69“The Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, ‘Before the cock crows today, you will deny me three...
The Betrayal of Jesus
Home > Advent Blog 2024 The Betrayal of Jesus December 16, 2024 Isa. 8:16-9:1| 2 Peter 1:1-11| Luke 22:39-53How sad Christ must have felt when a crowd suddenly appeared in Gestheme to witness his capture. So many people learned to know Jesus as a caring person who...
On the Road to Rejoicing
Home > Advent Blog 2024 On the Road to Rejoicing December 15, 2024 Zephaniah 3:14-20| Philippians 4:4-7| Luke 3: 7-18I am someone who spent much of my early adulthood getting lost, often in cities, and all too frequently in some pretty shady areas in those cities....
A Journey Unlike Any Other
Home > Advent Blog 2024 A Journey Unlike Any OtherDecember 14, 2024 Isaiah 8:1-15| 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18| Luke 22:31-38Now we command you, beloved, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from believers who are living in idleness and not according to...
Call to Action
Home > Advent Blog 2024 Call to ActionDecember 13, 2024 Isaiah 7:10-25| 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5| Luke 22:14-30Today’s lessons certainly run the gamut, from Isaiah’s prophesying the birth of Jesus right through to the institution of the Lord’s Supper. Add in the...
The Mystery of Lawlessness
Home > Advent Blog 2024 The Mystery of Lawlessness December 12, 2024 Isaiah 7:1-9| 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12| Luke 22:1-132 Thess. 2:1-12As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we beg you, brothers and sisters, not to be...
Judgement or Truth?
Home > Advent Blog 2024 Judgement or Truth? December 11, 2024 Isaiah 6:1-13| 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12| John 7:53-8:11Perhaps because of the current situation in our country right now, I find myself recoiling from the words of judgement that permeate the readings...
Expectant Waiting
Home > Advent Blog 2024 Expectant WaitingDecember 10, 2024 Isaiah 5:13-17, 24-25| 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28| Luke 21:29-38I know that change is inevitable and often welcomed, but it seems to me that the number of changes and the pace at which they are occurring has...
Put on the Breastplate of Faith and Love
Home > Advent Blog 2024 Put on the Breastplate of Faith and LoveDecember 9, 2024 Isaiah 5:8-12,18-23| 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11| Luke 21:20-28Staying positive and hopeful can be incredibly difficult at times. Life has a way of wearing us down, whether through deep...
The world ends daily
Home > Advent Blog 2024 The world ends daily December 7, 2024 Isaiah 4:2-6| 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18| Luke 21:5-19‘When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.’…. So...
A Right Relationship with God
Home > Advent Blog 2024 A Right Relationship with GodDecember 6, 2024 Isaiah 3:8-15| 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12| Luke 20:41-21:4 Advent is a season of spiritual reflection, inward meditation, and self-examination. The readings for today lead us fully into this space,...
Joy in Love
Home > Advent Blog 2024 Joy in LoveDecember 5, 2024 Isaiah 2:12-22 | 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 | Luke 20:27-40What is the first thing that comes to mind for Advent? Stories of Joseph, Mary, Angels and a newborn king? That is what we are used to, so I had to wonder...
To Be the Glory and Joy of God’s Love
Home > Advent Blog 2024 To Be the Glory and Joy of God’s Love December 4, 2024 Isaiah 2:1-11 | 1 Thessalonians 2: 13-20 | Luke 20:19-26So often I read passages such as today’s and am reminded of Martin Luther King’s ‘Beloved Community’. In his 1956 speech...
A Profile of St. Luke’s New Rector?
Home > Advent Blog 2024 A Profile of St. Luke’s New Rector?December 3, 2024 Isaiah 1:21-31| 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12| Luke 20:9-18Given my first 75 years of life as a conscientious Roman Catholic (whereby a local bishop appoints each new pastor and faith-filled...
“For the mouth of the Lord has spoken”
Home > Advent Blog 2024 “For the mouth of the Lord has spoken” December 2, 2024 Isaiah 1:10-20 | I Thessalonians 1:1-10 | Luke 20:1-8Come now, let us argue it out, says the Lord:though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be like snow;though they are red like...
“There will be signs…”
Home > Advent Blog 2024 “There will be signs…” December 1, 2024 Jeremiah 33:14-16 | Thessalonians 3:9-13 | Luke 21:25-36From the time when humans first began to notice the changing world surrounding them, they have looked for signs to guide them into an unknown...
