Advent in Art card preview - World Vision New Zealand
Advent in Art card preview - World Vision New Zealand
Advent in Art card preview - World Vision New Zealand
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Expectation<br />
Reflection<br />
Ritual<br />
For centuries a messiah had been expected.<br />
That this saviour might be a baby, carried by a<br />
young unmarried girl, and born <strong>in</strong>to an obscure<br />
family and village <strong>in</strong> an occupied country was<br />
not expected.<br />
This did not meet the expectations of most<br />
people. The expected messiah; but not the<br />
messiah they expected.<br />
What expectations of yours were met or not<br />
met <strong>in</strong> the past year?<br />
Offer them to God with gratitude or sadness.<br />
What expectations do you have of this<br />
Christmas season? Of the new year?<br />
Offer those to God as well.<br />
Light the first candle and use it to rem<strong>in</strong>d you<br />
that both met and unmet expectations are part<br />
of life with God.<br />
<strong>Advent</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Art</strong> is a project of <strong>World</strong> <strong>Vision</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> for the spiritual nurture of staff.<br />
www.advent<strong>in</strong>art.org<br />
www.wayneforte.com
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