{"id":31137,"date":"2022-11-08T10:57:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T15:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=31137"},"modified":"2023-01-11T09:58:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T14:58:09","slug":"2022-advent-devotional-booklet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=31137","title":{"rendered":"2022 Advent Devotional Booklet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Faith grows in struggle.\u00a0 Just as muscles grow when we struggle with weights, faith grows when we test it against the struggles of life.\u00a0 The season of Advent consists of the four weeks before Christmas, with each of four Sundays representing hope, love, joy, and peace.\u00a0 But more than a holiday season, Advent is a time of preparation and hope.\u00a0 We hope in a deeper connection with God.\u00a0 God uses our faith to bring us to that deeper connection, to the hope of a more abundant\u00a0life<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Epiphany is celebrated on January 6 (regardless of the day of the week), and it marks the visit of the Magi (“wise men”), which is traditionally considered to be 12 days after the birth of Jesus.\u00a0 We use this historical event to celebrate our own ongoing Epiphanies: moments when God reveals Himself to us, moments of blessing disguised in everyday occurrences.\u00a0 \u00a0Epiphanies occur when WE seek Christ.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Our faith and hope are strengthened by the life stories of those who are sharing our walk.\u00a0 When we hold hands with other people who are walking their own faith journey, we are encouraged and inspired to go further and deeper within our own journeys.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The devotionals presented on this page are designed to be a tool to help you “hold hands” and to grow your faith during this Advent and Epiphany season.\u00a0 The booklet is an “annual tradition”…\u00a0 but Advent doesn’t have to be limited to the passing of dates on a Calendar.\u00a0 Use these devotional articles to grow closer to God one day at a time.\u00a0 \u00a0Discover your own Epiphanies as you prepare for the coming of Christ.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Daily Devotions for Advent & Epiphany<\/span><\/em> 2022<\/span><\/h3>\n

The devotional is presented in PDF format. Instead of presenting the entire booklet in one file (and forcing you to scroll through the whole thing to find the current date’s article), the booklet is broken up into separate week-by-week files.<\/p>\n

To read the article for any given date, scroll down to the week you want and click on the button. All of the files begin with Sunday and run through Saturday of the indicated week.\u00a0 This year, Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, so the Christmas Day devotional is in the “Week 5” file.\u00a0 December 26 through January 6 marks the season of Epiphany.<\/p>\n

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First Week in Advent<\/span><\/h3>\n

(Sunday November 27 through Saturday December 3) <\/em><\/span><\/h4>\nWeek 1<\/span><\/a>\n

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Second Week in Advent <\/span><\/h3>\n

(Sunday December 4 through Saturday December 10)<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\nWeek 2<\/span><\/a>\n

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Third Week in Advent <\/span><\/h3>\n

(Sunday December 11 through Saturday December 17)<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\nWeek 3<\/span><\/a>\n

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Fourth Week in Advent <\/span><\/h3>\n

(Sunday December 18 through Saturday December 24)<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\nWeek 4<\/span><\/a>\n

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Christmas Day, and Epiphany Days 1-6<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

(Sunday December 25 through Saturday December 31)<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\nEphiphany 1<\/span><\/a>\n

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Epiphany Days 7-12<\/span><\/h3>\n

(Sunday January 1 through Friday January 6)<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\nEphiphany 2<\/span><\/a>\n
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