{"id":1694,"date":"2016-11-25T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/?p=1694"},"modified":"2016-11-28T07:24:16","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T13:24:16","slug":"advent-devotions-series-first-sunday-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/advent-devotions-series-first-sunday-advent\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent Devotions Series: First Sunday of Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Advent season is an opportunity to reflect on what faithful advocacy means. Join the ELCA Advocacy in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HSBM0K8yApM&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Advent Devotions Series<\/a>. Please share with friends and family.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"First Week of Advent 2016\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HSBM0K8yApM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This weeks devotional is given by Tammy Walhof. She works at Lutheran Advocacy &#8211; Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>The lectionary readings for this Sunday are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Isaiah 2:1-5<\/li>\n<li>Psalm 122<\/li>\n<li>Romans 13:11-14<\/li>\n<li>Matthew 24:36-44<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Blessings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Advent season is an opportunity to reflect on what faithful advocacy means. Join the ELCA Advocacy in our\u00a0Advent Devotions Series. Please share with friends and family. This weeks devotional is given by Tammy Walhof. 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