Advent 1 - Hope - Devo

 Week of November 28th, 2021

Advent 1

Hope

Scripture for Reflection: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14

Questions for Journaling and Reflection:

Take time to write down your answers or to create something that represents what you are pondering around each of these questions this week.

What is hope?

How does the season of Advent invite you into hope?

What is your invitation for this season for prayer? Penance? Sacrifice?

What are you preparing for this season of Advent?

What do you feel that you are waiting for this season?

Spiritual Practices for this week

Adapted from Traci Smith’s Faithful Families: For Advent and Christmas. Saint Louis: Chalice Press, 2020. 

Set up an advent wreath in your home. If you prefer not to light candles think of another way to invite focus on hope, peace, love and joy.

Cut down on your schedule this Advent season in order to spend time with those you love.

Bring a small branch or twig into your home and place it into a vase. Think of this as your Advent Tree. Write down acts of kindness on strips of paper or on paper ornaments for your tree. Place paper onto your tree as you complete acts of kindness to decorate your tree.