Advent
Advent, consider singing “Filled with Hope and Gratitude” (S528) as Mary’s Song, or Ike Sturm’s amazing jazz setting (S527). Instead of simply lighting a candle on the Advent wreath and speaking a prayer, surround the whole ritual action with Paul Friesen-Carper’s “Thanksgiving for Light for Advent” (S524).
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