Dear Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community,
Welcome to Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community’s Advent Devotional for the Year 2020. “Unprecedented” is perhaps the word of the year; but as the Church calendar turns, and Christmas comes closer, we take some time to reflect on another “unprecedented” event - God becoming incarnate as a baby. This is the event that brings us hope, peace, joy, and love during this season and always.
Click here for the Devotional!
Above is a link to a schedule of readings and reflections from the members of the Hot Metal Community. Writers were free to choose their own scripture for inspiration, but the foundation is readings from the book of Isaiah, a prophet of the Hebrew Bible whose writings are often quoted around this time of year. Sure, that could be attributed to Handel’s use of Isaiah in his Messiah, but it’s also because Isaiah has a way of capturing the daring hope of a people and a world anticipating a Savior. When the world is still in need of such hope, it felt appropriate to turn to those ancient words.
Each day offers you a scripture for reading, a written reflection and prayer, and an invitation to respond. For each day, you are invited to make a sort of “reverse” Advent calendar, placing the suggested items in a box or bag in your home. On Christmas Eve (as pandemic restrictions allow) you are invited to bring your box to Hot Metal to donate those items for our ministry anytime during the day 9am-5pm. If you can’t make it that day, drop offs can also happen any Tuesday or Thursday in the New Year from 5:30-6:30pm.
Be sure to mark your calendars for our Christmas Eve EVE service, which will be a prerecorded service premiered on Facebook and YouTube at 7pm on December 23.
Then, join us for a Zoom Christmas Eve service at 7pm on December 24. https://zoom.us/j/789826837
Meeting ID: 789 826 837
Passcode: 031714
If you would like the devotional in PDF form, please email Pastor Erin at pastorerin@hotmetalbridge.com.
Blessings to you the Advent and Christmas!
Pastor Erin
