- Alert- Alive

- Attentive- Awake- Aware

“A” Words for Advent

The theological virtue of hope is the patient and trustful willingness to livewithout closure, without resolution,and still be content and even happy, because our Satisfaction is now at another level, and our Source is beyond ourselves.

Richard Rohr

- Those without homes in the cold of winter or heat of summer?

Where Is The Hope For...

- Those without homes in the cold of winter or heat of summer? - Children in a nation suffering under the horrors of a violent civil war?

Where Is The Hope For...

- Those without homes in the cold of winter or heat of summer? - Children in a nation suffering under the horrors of a violent civil war?- Immigrant men & women being separated from their families

Where Is The Hope For...

- Those without homes in the cold of winter or heat of summer? - Children in a nation suffering under the horrors of a violent civil war?- Immigrant men & women being separated from their families - Young black men in America?

Where Is The Hope For...

Sgt. Brent Barnumwith 12yr old Devonte Hartat an Oregon rallyin the aftermath ofevents in Ferguson...

Devonte was holdinga sign that said,“Free Hugs”

- Followers of Jesus around the world being persecuted for their faith?

Where Is The Hope For...

- Followers of Jesus around the world being persecuted for their faith?- The rejected, the outcasts, those deemed “unlovable” by society?

Where Is The Hope For...

- Followers of Jesus around the world being persecuted for their faith?- The rejected, the outcasts, those deemed “unlovable” by society?- The victims of emotional, physical, sexual & even spiritual abuse?

Where Is The Hope For...

- Followers of Jesus around the world being persecuted for their faith?- The rejected, the outcasts, those deemed “unlovable” by society?- The victims of emotional, physical, sexual & even spiritual abuse?- A lost & broken humanity/creation

Where Is The Hope For...

The global prayer movement for this Iranian Pastor

Egyptian Christians surrounding praying Muslims

Pope Francis praying for this disfigured man

Cardinal O’Malley repenting for abuse scandal

The empty cross & empty grave

The suffering, injustice and devastationon this planet are too great to settle for any infantile gospel or any infantile Jesus.

Richard Rohr

Our...”Come, Lord Jesus!”(the very last words of the Bible) is not a cry of desperation, but an assured shout of cosmic hope.

Richard Rohr

God (has) exalted Jesus to the highest place and gave Him the name that is

above every name,that at the name of Jesus every knee

should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth...

Philippians 2:10-11

...and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,

to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2:10-11

Therefore let all Israel be assured of this:

God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified,

both Lord and Messiah

Acts 2:36

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in Him all things were created:

things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible,

whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;

Colossians 1:15-20

all things have been created through Him and for Him.

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is

the head of the body, the church;He is the beginning and the

firstborn from among the dead...

Colossians 1:15-20

...so that in everything He might have have the supremacy. For God was

pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile

to Himself all things...

Colossians 1:15-20

...whether things on earth or things in heaven,

by making peace through His blood, shed on the cross.

Colossians 1:15-20

With the Lord a day is like a 1,000 years, and a 1,000 years are like a

day. The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand

slowness. Instead He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but

everyone to come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:8-9