{"id":4735,"date":"2019-12-12T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/?p=4735"},"modified":"2019-12-12T10:04:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T16:04:32","slug":"advent_week-3_2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/advent_week-3_2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent 2019- Week 3 Reflection and Children’s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This advent reflection is part of ELCA World Hunger’s 2019 Advent Study. You can download the full study here<\/a>. The children’s messages are a part of ELCA World Hunger’s Sermon Starter series which is published via email every Monday. You can sign up for the weekly email here<\/a> on the right side of the page.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Week 3<\/h1>\n

Signs of the Promise<\/h2>\n

“[John the Baptist\u2019s disciples said to Jesus,] \u2018Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?\u2019 Jesus answered them, \u2018Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them\u2019\u201d<\/em>
\n(Matthew 11:3-5).\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n

At only 17, Dawit (not his real name) has already faced a long and harrowing journey. He was born in Eritrea, and in 2017, he and his brother escaped lifelong military service by crossing into neighboring Sudan. On the border, they were intercepted by a group of traffickers. Dawit\u2019s brother escaped, but Dawit was held by the traffickers for almost nine months and regularly threatened and beaten while they demanded money.<\/p>\n

Eventually, Sudanese police raided the traffickers\u2019 camp and took Dawit to a hospital in Khartoum, where he found his brother again. During their initial journey, Dawit had broken his leg while jumping out of a car. Although he had surgery in Khartoum, it was too late to fully repair the damage to his leg, and he can no longer put any weight on it.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Dawit arrived in Cairo, Egypt, and connected with St. Andrew\u2019s Refugee Services (StARS), which is supported by ELCA World Hunger. StARS provided Dawit with a caseworker and helped him meet other immediate needs, such as food, hygiene supplies and, importantly, medical care. StARS also connected him to Doctors Without Borders (M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res), which is helping provide Dawit with psychological care and support.<\/p>\n

Eritrea, Sudan, Egypt. Dawit\u2019s story, like many of the stories of our siblings in Christ around the world, can seem so far away from communities in North America. Even within our own geographic region, communities can seem farther apart than the miles may suggest. Maybe it is the divide between rural and urban cities, or the gulf between affluent areas and areas facing disinvestment and job loss.<\/p>\n

Of course, the distance between our communities belies the reality that, as a global community, we share many of the same challenges. Human trafficking, such as Dawit faced, is \u201ca global phenomenon to which no country is immune,\u201d according to a 2018 report from the U.S. Department of State. And research reminds us that even the most affluent counties in the United States are home to people facing food insecurity and challenges with access to housing.<\/p>\n

Yet, it is not merely our shared problems that connect us. This season of Advent, the Scripture readings remind us that, in Christ, God has drawn near to us and to our neighbors. As God draws near to us, we, too, are drawn near to each other \u2014 in hope, in faith and in our mutual need.<\/p>\n

Seeing this is easier now than it was for the followers of John the Baptist. Jesus was, by no means, the first to be considered (or to declare himself) the Promised One sent by God. So perhaps no one should be surprised that John and his followers were a bit suspicious. \u201cAre we to wait for another?\u201d is the question of those who have long awaited the Messiah \u2014 and may likely have been disappointed before. This isn\u2019t the pleading of the psalmist crying, \u201cHow long, Lord?\u201d but the cynical question of the skeptic whose faith is sure but whose trust must be earned.<\/p>\n

And to some extent, this is our question, too. How do we know that God has drawn near? How can we be certain that the Messiah has come? In our day, we are confronted with promises of salvation from every quarter. Commercials and mass media hold out the pursuit of wealth as the path to new life. Social media seem to suggest that our lives will be transformed once we get enough \u201clikes\u201d or followers. For victims of human trafficking such as Dawit, the promises are more nefarious. Many victims were first lured by their traffickers with promises of resettlement in a new, safe country. Or they were deceived by promises of stable employment.<\/p>\n

Jesus understands the skepticism of the question. In response, he shares with John\u2019s followers the evidence he knows will convince the Baptizer: \u201cThe blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them.\u201d Echoing the prophecies of Isaiah, Jesus makes clear the signs of the Messiah\u2019s coming, signs John the Baptist would seem to recognize: healing, restoration and hope. John the Baptist can trust that the one interrogated by his followers is the One sent by God because following in Jesus\u2019 wake are those characteristics of God\u2019s transformation of the world: healing, restoration and hope.<\/p>\n

As we look for the promise of God in our midst, we are called to look for those signs of healing (physical and spiritual), restoration (of relationships with God and neighbor), and hope (for those who are poor or vulnerable). Our shared need for each of these is what draws us together with neighbors near and far as we long together for the transformation of the world. And make no mistake, God is with us in our need as well.<\/p>\n

We are united in our common need with neighbors around the world. And yet, the miles are bridged by something greater \u2014 our shared participation in the promise God is unfolding in our world. The vocation to be a healing, reconciling, hopeful presence in the world is shared across the church universal in every community. United in trust that God is at work transforming the world, the church is called to participate in the signs that inspired the confidence of John and his followers \u2014 and inspires the confidence of our neighbors and ourselves today.<\/p>\n

To share in the stories of neighbors near and far is to share in the work God is doing through them in the world. It is to seek together \u2014 and to be, together \u2014 those signs of healing, restoration and hope. In Advent, the expectant longing gives way to bold confidence that God is at work, revealing the promise that all shall be well and drawing us together in mutual need and mutual hope.<\/p>\n

There may be much that separates us, but the promise that unites us can bridge any divide.<\/p>\n

Reflection Questions<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. What experiences have reassured your faith that God is at
    \nwork in the world?<\/li>\n
  2. Why is it important for the church, as the people of God, to
    \nhelp neighbors such as Dawit meet their needs for healing
    \nand care?<\/li>\n
  3. Where do you see God\u2019s promise taking root in your
    \ncommunity?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Children’s Message<\/h2>\n

    Pastor Tim Brown is the writer of this Advent children’s message. Pr. Tim is a Gifts Officer and Mission Ambassador for the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and a pastor and writer out of Raleigh, NC. This Advent Children’s Message is cross-posted from ELCA World Hunger Sermon Starters<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

    Set-Up:<\/h4>\n

    The season\u2019s texts provide the leader with an opportunity to practice Advent anticipation, and each children\u2019s message with grow week to week until Christmas Eve\/Christmas Day.<\/em><\/p>\n

    As with last week, make sure this week\u2019s box includes the smaller box surrounded by Band-Aids, one inside the other, like nesting dolls.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

    Inside the smallest box should be a pocket mirror. Draw a large yellow star on the outside of this smallest box.\u00a0 On today\u2019s box draw a large red cross on it like an Emergency Aid kit, and tape one of the ELCA Good Gifts cards to the top.\u00a0 You can find them here:<\/em> http:\/\/bit.ly\/33gC1kQ.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Script:<\/h4>\n

    Invite the children to come forward. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

    \u201cLook here, folks, I have that other box here, and I can tell there are things inside of this one, too.\u00a0 How can I tell?\u00a0 Just listen!\u201d Shake the box. \u201c<\/em>Now, remember what was inside of last week\u2019s box?\u00a0 Right!\u00a0 Stickers.\u00a0 And what did we do with those stickers?\u00a0 Right, we gave them away as gifts of love. What do you think is in this box?\u201d Field answers as time allows.<\/em> \u201cCould be any of those things!\u00a0 But look, on here is also a red cross.\u00a0 Has anyone seen anything like this before?\u00a0 Where?\u201d Field answers as time allows. <\/em>\u201cRight.\u00a0 On hospitals and ambulances and first-aid kits.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cYou know, we all have built-in first-aid kits.\u00a0 Want to see one?\u201d Hold up your hands<\/em>. \u201cYes, I know, these look just like hands.\u00a0 But they\u2019re more than that.\u00a0 With hands like these we\u2019re given the ability to help and heal others.\u00a0 We can work, and through that work, we can offer help to others.\u00a0 Hmmm\u2026let me try to explain a little clearer.\u00a0\u00a0 Ah, look, here\u2019s a card near this red cross. Can someone read it?\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0If the youth are too young or too shy to read, go ahead and read it aloud:<\/em><\/p>\n

    \u201cThis is a card from ELCA Good Gifts, where people can buy animals, seeds, or other goods for people all around the world.\u00a0 We work with our hands, and with the money we get for our work, we\u2019re able to buy these gifts to bless others.\u00a0 In this way, we help people who don\u2019t even know to live well!\u00a0 Should we open it and see what\u2019s inside?\u201d\u00a0 Open the box dramatically.\u00a0 If it has a lid, unveil it with panache.\u00a0 If it is sealed in wrapping paper, invite the youth to help you tear it open. Show the box full of Band-Aids, and the other box inside.<\/em><\/p>\n

    \u201cWow, there\u2019s a bunch of Band-Aids in here, along with another box.\u00a0 This other box we can\u2019t open until next week, I think, but what do we do with these Band-Aids?\u201d Pretend to think.<\/em><\/p>\n

    \u201cWait, I have an idea!\u00a0 Come in close.\u201d Invite the youth forward and turn off your mic. <\/em>\u201cGo and give a Band-Aid to someone out there and say to them \u2018God helps us help others.\u2019.\u00a0 Make it someone you don\u2019t even know!\u00a0 If they\u2019re brave, they\u2019ll even put it on today!\u00a0 Go and remind them that God invites us to help others, and next week we\u2019ll see if God has a new surprise for us in this other box.\u00a0 Are you ready?\u00a0 Go!\u201d<\/p>\n

    As they give out the Band-Aids, you can make a general announcement about ELCA Good Gifts to the whole assembly and invite them to learn more by placing a bulletin insert in their hands, or point them to the ELCA World Hunger website.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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