In last Sunday's sermon I challenged us to embrace opportunities to share God's Advent love. These last two weeks of Advent can be busy ones, but they are also rich with possibility and promise as we anticipate the arrival of the Coming One. It is tempting to bury our heads in our secular holiday preparation and forget the meaning of the season. Yet, if we take a few moments to look around we may notice the opportunities God puts in our path. Opportunities to offer a helping hand or a smile. Opportunities to stand up for someone in the name of justice. Opportunities to advocate for those who can't advocate for themselves.

As I mentioned on Sunday, sometimes those opportunities are inconvenient. Sometimes they require us to alter our plans. Sometimes they call us out of our comfort zones. Yet, the first Christmas was not convenient or comfortable and it changed the world. How can you be... how have you been... God's Advent love this week?