ADVENT 1 REFLECTIONS ON SCRIPTURE
December 1
Isaiah 2:1–5
Isaiah’s message for the people of Judah – a message that
can still teach us today – proclaims peace to a people who
were surrounded by war and conflict. Isaiah explains
that peace is not just an absence of fighting, but peace
is working together with our enemies. It’s the kind of
peace that requires our participation and attention. It’s
peace made of justice and the well-being of all people.
Just as Advent is a time when we wait expectantly for the
coming of Christ in the world, peace requires the same
watchfulness and involvement.
can still teach us today – proclaims peace to a people who
were surrounded by war and conflict. Isaiah explains
that peace is not just an absence of fighting, but peace
is working together with our enemies. It’s the kind of
peace that requires our participation and attention. It’s
peace made of justice and the well-being of all people.
Just as Advent is a time when we wait expectantly for the
coming of Christ in the world, peace requires the same
watchfulness and involvement.
This week replace three habits with new ways that lift up
the well-being of others.
Seasons of the Spirit™ SeasonsFUSION Advent • Christmas • Epiphany 2013–2014 Copyright © Wood Lake Publishing Inc. 2013, p.8
