{"id":4714,"date":"2019-11-29T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/?p=4714"},"modified":"2019-12-03T16:28:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T22:28:22","slug":"advent_week-1_2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/advent_week-1_2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent 2019- Week 1 Reflection and Children&#8217;s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This advent reflection is part of ELCA World Hunger&#8217;s 2019 Advent Study. You can download the full study <a href=\"https:\/\/download.elca.org\/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository\/ELCA_World_Hunger_Advent_Study_2019_Single_Pages.pdf?_ga=2.143232499.79866690.1574695514-330486907.1558449365\">here<\/a>. The children&#8217;s messages are a part of ELCA World Hunger&#8217;s sermon starter series which is published via email every Monday. You can sign up for the weekly email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elca.org\/Our-Work\/Relief-and-Development\/ELCA-World-Hunger\/Media-and-Resources\">here<\/a> on the right side of the page.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2019\/11\/Advent-Study-2019-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4723 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2019\/11\/Advent-Study-2019-cover-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2019\/11\/Advent-Study-2019-cover-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2019\/11\/Advent-Study-2019-cover-768x1197.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2019\/11\/Advent-Study-2019-cover-657x1024.jpg 657w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2019\/11\/Advent-Study-2019-cover-250x390.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2019\/11\/Advent-Study-2019-cover-225x350.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2019\/11\/Advent-Study-2019-cover.jpg 928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Week 1\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>&#8220;Jesus is Coming&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u201cTherefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour\u201d (Matthew 24:44).<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>The readings for this Advent, appropriately, are full of expectation. In many households, \u201cexpectation\u201d has been the theme since the last few days of November. Some folks are digging out dusty boxes of decorations, young children are making early drafts of Christmas wish lists, and local stores &#8230; well, they\u2019ve been ready for Christmas since Halloween ended. The air is full of anticipation. In the midst of this, it can be difficult to wrap our heads around the idea that \u201cthe coming of the Lord\u201d was not always a joyous thing to look forward to. Thankfully, roadside billboards across the country are there to<br \/>\nremind us:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cJesus is coming! Are you ready?\u201d (against a background of flames);<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRepent! Jesus is coming to judge YOU!\u201d;<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI will be back\u201d (with a decidedly angry-looking Jesus on the cross); and<\/li>\n<li>(the rather specific) \u201cJudgment Day is coming \u2014 May 21, 2011.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The last one may have been a slight miscalculation. But the idea is still there \u2014 Jesus is coming, and he\u2019s bringing the thunder (or fire or brimstone or a can of what-have-you). And you thought that sweater from Aunt Myrtle last year was the worst thing anyone could get for Christmas. As striking as these messages might be, they aren\u2019t really that far off from a pretty common thread in Holy Scripture. The arrival of God into the world is a fairly frightening prospect. The \u201cday of the Lord,\u201d as it is sometimes referred to, is described as \u201cgreat and terrible\u201d by the prophet Joel (2:31).<\/p>\n<p>In Scripture, it seems, the future is something to fear. And certainly, for many people around the world who are uncertain about their health, their job or the environment in which they live, there are some bleak prospects on the horizon. But this isn\u2019t the only way Scripture describes the coming of God. Certainly, as the prophetic writings in the Bible make clear, God drawing near is always risky business. But the story of Christ subverts our expectations \u2014 a humble manger instead of a flaming chariot, swaddling clothes instead of royal robes, a carpenter instead of a king.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus\u2019 prophecy in Matthew about the return of the Son to the throne is not a pleasant passage to kick off the Advent season. It is full of dire warnings about the coming days for the people. Jesus admonishes the disciples to watch expectantly for his return, but he also says something about what shape that expectation ought to take. And in doing so, Jesus again challenges assumptions about the end of time.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus makes clear that, first, preparing for the day of the Lord is not about getting ourselves \u201cright with God\u201d so that we might be among the ones taken up rather than left in the field (24:40). By grace, we are saved from dreading the future. In faith, we know that God\u2019s salvation of the world has already begun \u2014 and that it includes us. The second thing Jesus teaches is that the day to come should not cloud our vision from the work left yet to do before that day. The parables Jesus tells describe servants at work, doing what they can and laboring now, before the return of the \u201cmaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jesus\u2019 teachings in Matthew 24 are part of a larger sermon that includes Matthew 25. It\u2019s in this later chapter that Jesus lays out the labors of the people of God as we await his coming: feeding those who hunger, satisfying those who thirst, showing hospitality to strangers, visiting the imprisoned and caring for those who are sick.<\/p>\n<p>What does expectation of the dreaded \u201cday of the Lord\u201d look like for followers of Jesus? Actively being about the business of caring for our neighbors. Ultimately, the end is not about our repentance, or our righteousness or our own fear of judgment. It is about accompanying one another, caring for one another, and meeting each other\u2019s needs. That is the labor of the expectant servant. For all the talk about the separation between those who will be \u201ctaken\u201d and those who will be \u201cleft\u201d (24:40-41), Jesus\u2019 warnings about the day of the Lord are not meant to separate us from one another but rather to draw us near to each other in love, hospitality and care.<\/p>\n<p>God has drawn near and commissioned God\u2019s people with a holy vocation: to attend to their neighbors. The future is not something to be feared but something to be embraced. As people of faith, we know that our best days are not behind us but ahead of us. We know that the plans God has for us are, in the words of Jeremiah, \u201cplans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.\u201d We cling to the vision of John, who in Revelation 7 describes the future as a time when all will be sheltered by the one on the throne: \u201cThey will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them \u2026 for the Lamb \u2026 will be their shepherd \u2026 and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.\u201d We know that we have been set free by grace to reimagine our world, no longer beholden to the past or worrying about the future. We are set free to be the church \u2014 to be bold and creative and courageous, knowing that we are part of a story God is enacting in our midst, a story of God at work through God\u2019s people.<\/p>\n<p>Gustin knows this about the future. A farmer and village leader in the Dowa district of Malawi, Gustin was 57 when he started to get sick. The day started like any other, but working in the field, he was overcome with muscle pain. Too weak to walk, he was helped by a fellow community volunteer, who hired a bicycle to bring them to the nearest clinic, 12 miles away. It was there that Gustin learned he was HIV-positive.<\/p>\n<p>For Gustin, the future could have looked bleak, but he was determined to fight, not only for his own sake but for the sake of his neighbors. Through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi (ELCM), Gustin met with a community health counselor who was trained in an ELCM program supported by ELCA World Hunger. With access to treatment, education and a companion for his long journeys to the clinic or hospital, Gustin got the help he needed. And now, he works in the community, actively counseling others who are living with HIV and AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>Gustin refused to let his diagnosis become a prognosis for his future or the future of his community. With the right support, his diagnosis does not stop him from working toward a brighter tomorrow for his neighbors. \u201cI know that my life is not over,\u201d he says, \u201cand I have a future.\u201d God draws near, and the \u201cday is coming.\u201d But for people of faith, the future is filled with hopeful expectation, and the present is filled with active, loving service that draws us to one another<\/p>\n<h2>Reflection Questions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>How does your congregation inspire hope for the future in you, your family or your community?<\/li>\n<li>In what ways is your church part of building a brighter future within your community?<\/li>\n<li>How can the church counter the messages of fear within our communities today?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Children&#8217;s Message<\/h2>\n<p><em>Brooke De Jong is the writer of this Advent children&#8217;s message. Brooke is the Program Assistant for Hunger Education with ELCA World Hunger and a youth director in Park Ridge, Ill. This Advent Children&#8217;s Message is cross-posted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elca.org\/Our-Work\/Relief-and-Development\/ELCA-World-Hunger\/Media-and-Resources\">ELCA World Hunger Sermon Starters.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Set up:<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The season\u2019s texts provide the leader with an opportunity to practice Advent anticipation and grow that anticipation with each children\u2019s message until Christmas Eve\/Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bring in a large wrapped box. Inside the box make sure to include three smaller boxes, one inside the other, like nesting dolls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inside the smallest box put a pocket mirror. Draw a large yellow star on the outside of this smallest box.\u00a0 Inside the second-largest box put the smallest box along with a bunch of new Band-Aids and draw a large red cross on it like an emergency first aid kit. And inside the next largest box, put the other boxes along with a bunch of stickers. On the outside of this larger box, put a picture of a stump with a stem springing forth. On the tree, you\u2019ll write the riddle posted next week. For the largest box, wrap it in blue paper and\/or add a blue ribbon to it to make it look like a present that is the color of your advent paraments. Inside the box place a packing list and an image of a hard hat for each child.<\/p>\n<h4>Script:<\/h4>\n<p><em>Invite the children to come forward.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good morning everyone! I invite you to look around and tell me if you notice anything different at church this morning. <em>(wait for response)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">We changed colors today and added a few things! This is because we are starting a new year at church! The church year does not start on January 1<sup>st<\/sup> but with the season of Advent.<em> (take a minute to point out the new color and explain any new objects, such as an advent wreath). <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also have this new big present! Would you like to see what is inside? (let the children help you unwrap the box). Hmmmm . . . there is another box and some other items. We will have to wait until next week to see what is inside this box. So, I wonder what these items could be for? <em>(show everyone the items in the box)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(take out packing list)<\/em> The first thing we have is this piece of paper with a list on it. Would anyone like to read it? <em>(if the children are shy or not of reading age, read the list out loud to the group)<\/em>. It&#8217;s a packing list!<\/p>\n<p>I think I have an idea about what the things in our box are about!\u00a0packing lists are ways we prepare for big, new and exciting adventures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did anyone travel for thanksgiving? Is anyone planning to travel for Christmas? <em>(wait for responses)<\/em> What did you bring with you or what are you planning to bring with you? <em>(wait for responses)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well, just like we prepare for a trip, we need to prepare for the baby Jesus and the coming reign of God. \u00a0Advent is a time when we prepare and slow down so we don\u2019t miss the wonderful things God is doing and where God is calling us. But unlike a trip where we rest and relax, in advent, we are called to get to work! I think that is why we have these images of hard hats!<\/p>\n<p>In our story for today, we learn that preparing for the baby Jesus means doing the work of loving and serving our neighbors. Preparing for the baby Jesus is about doing the work of things like showing\u00a0hospitality to strangers, visiting the imprisoned and caring for those who are sick. What is something that you can do to be welcoming, helpful or show God&#8217;s love this advent? <em>(wait for responses).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You all have some unique gifts and unique work to do this advent! Now I invite you to take this hard hat and give it to one of the adults and remind them that they also have some work to do this Advent to welcome the baby Jesus. Ready! Go!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; This advent reflection is part of ELCA World Hunger&#8217;s 2019 Advent Study. You can download the full study here. The children&#8217;s messages are a part of ELCA World Hunger&#8217;s sermon starter series which is published via email every Monday. 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