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Advent BOOK reflections Preparing for Christmas by Fr. Richard Rhor Daily Meditations for Advent St. Timothy’s Advent Reflection Groups: 12/4 – 12/11/16 Matt Jones, Shelley Wells, Jean Crane facilitators

ADVENT WEEK 1 THEMES Come Lord Jesus: How do you manage expectations of God? Making Room Inside: How do you let go of mere attachments? The Cosmic Christ: Who is Jesus for you? Who is Christ? Kingdom on Earth: Who are you to the world? To God? Kingdom Come: What binds you to the world? To God? Allowing God’s Truth: What falsehoods blind you to God? Jesus, Radical Reformer: Who was Jesus in your past? Now?

ADVENT WEEK 2 THEMES John, the Master of Descent: Where is God in your ups and downs? Waiting in Darkness: What does darkness teach you about light? Back to Faith: When have you had to “start over” in your faith? The Gospel Necessity: What is your view of having vs. being? Great Love and Great Suffering: Are you in the world but not of it? Mary, Perfect Image of Fruitfulness: What is your unconditional “yes” to God? Less Is More: What would you give up to do more for God?

ADVENT WEEK 3 THEMES Related in the Spirit: How do you reconcile divisions in life? Non-Dual Thinking: How do you manage paradoxes in life? The Imitation of God: Can you recognize inner contradictions? Self Image: Can you see yourself as God sees you? What You Seek Is What You Find: Are you living a self-fulfilling prophecy? A Bias Toward Action: How do your faith and actions combine? The Authority of Those Who Have Suffered: What suffering has strengthened you for God?

ADVENT WEEK 4 THEMES The Blind Faith of Mary and Joseph: Do you trust your inner will? Breaking Open the Word: What simple messages are you missing? Stand-ins for Social Acceptability: Who can you restore to your community? A Feverish Desire for the Will of God: How are you eager to serve? True Religion: How are you true to yourself? Power. Prestige, and Possessions:: What treasures do you store in God? Confrontation, Conversion, Consolation: How do you know real transformation? All Is in Readiness: How do you take what God has prepared for you? Someone to Surrender to: How do you live in perpetual Advent?