Where Hope and Fear Meet

Anxiety. Uncertainty. Fear.
Like the fingers of fog over our coastal hills, they threaten to settle in the valleys and crevices of our lives, obscuring our hope.

Recent experiences heighten our awareness of fear: earthquakes, floods, firestorms, acts of terrorism and war, political unrest. Add to that our individual fears.

We long for genuine HOPE.

The Christmas Carol, O Little Town of Bethlehem, reminds us that in Jesus’ birth, both “the hopes and fears of all the years are met…”

This downloadable Advent retreat will guide you to explore ways your own hopes and fears might be met in Jesus this season. You will be offered prompts throughout with suggested ways to pray and reflect with God. Plan to spend a few hours, or up to a day. We hope the conversation with God that you begin will continue throughout the Advent season.