
Heatherside Advent 2024
..that means Christmas is coming!
Heatherside Celebrates Advent 2024


Another nice idea to help deal with the anticipation which could also be combines with the idea below.Both come from Happy Home Fairy
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One of the good things about this is that you can start it at any time: it doesn't need to be for the whole month.

You can find a free printable version and other versions of this at happyhomefairy.org
We believe in God the Father, creator of heaven and earth.
The one who is full of patience,
who is not afraid of silence,
who does not need to fill each moment with activity and noise.
The one who is beyond bluster and flurry,
and who does not jostle for attention.
We believe in God the Son, Saviour of creation,
who slipped into Bethlehem one night, mostly unnoticed,
who lived thirty years without headlines or hurry,
who frequently took time alone with his patient Father,
who waited for the right time to become the suffering servant,
who stood quietly before the noise of his accusers,
whose silence overpowered their words,
who died, then rose again on a quiet Sunday morning.
We believe in God the Holy Spirit,
who strengthens, empowers, renews and refreshes,
sometimes arriving with obvious power,
sometimes with the quiet breath of a whisper.
We believe in one God
who patiently waits for us,
and who longs for us to do the same.
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Dave Hopwood
Our God is 'full of patience'
Our God sets the example in being patient!