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Publication Date

2021

Document Type

Article

Publisher

Belmont University

City

Nashville, TN

Keywords

Advent, Devotion, Christian life

Disciplines

Christianity | Liturgy and Worship | Religion | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

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It is my pleasure to offer to the Belmont University community our 18th annual Advent Guide. May we call out together, “Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus.”

We long for Jesus and Advent provides a way for us to lean into that longing. This season of waiting calls attention to our priorities and challenges us to find, anew, our place and hope before God. It is a time we can call out for God to come among us!

Our hope is these devotionals help all who read to prepare their hearts and minds for the coming of Jesus. Each day, please read the scripture and the accompanying brief devotion. Pause for a moment in your daily life and begin to make a space in your heart for the coming Christ.

This Advent Guide comes from faculty, staff and students who begin longing for Advent in September when they work on this guide. I am thankful for their kind and thoughtful participation. Join them now in longing for the coming Christ!

I am grateful to Thomas Burns, the Provost of Belmont University, for his annual support of this project. I also especially thank Tola Pokrywka, Assistant to the Dean for the College of Theology and Christian Ministry. Tola concludes her seventh year with us during this Advent season and we are deeply grateful for her faithful service, love for students and commitment to the work of the CTCM! Without her, this Advent Guide would not happen.

The old hymn calls for the long-expected Jesus to come and release us from our fears and sin so we may find our rest in him. Come to us, O Lord, and give us rest! May the Christ come to all of us this Christmas!

Blessings,

Dr. Darrell Gwaltney

Dean, College of Theology and Christian Ministry

Advent Devotional Guide 2021

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