2017 Worship Guide

Page 14 2017 WORSHIP GUIDE Wednesday, December 6, 2017 LINCOLN DAILY NEWS PUBLICATION A dvent is one of my favorite times of the year. It could be because one of my favorite colors is blue and blue is the color of the season. Or because that is the time of year when I was ordained. Or maybe because I love to get things organized and ready (and there never seems to be a shortage of things to do at this time of the year). But the four Sundays of Advent invite us to slow down. To light one Advent candle at a time. To listen to the stories which foretold Christ’s birth. To wait and let the anticipation build before the celebration of Christmas. It just so happens that this year’s weekly Advent worship series at Immanuel is titled “Advent Anticipation.” A synonym for which would be expectations. We all bring expectations to this time of year – well any time of year really. We expect that things will go a certain way and happen within the time frame we want them to happen. But with those expectations can also come disappointment when it doesn’t turn out perfectly. Having experienced this a time or two ourselves, we can imagine how the ancient Pastor Candida Turner Immanuel Lutheran Church Expectant waiting CONTINUED ....