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7. Rise and Knead
Get up early one morning to make yeast bread. As you wait for the dough to rise, think of how those waiting for the Messiah to be born must have felt. Consider how you can prepare and watch for Christ's Second Coming.
8. Convert the Common
Create beautiful outdoor luminaries out of plain tin cans. Remove the label and wash any size can, fill it with water (leaving a half-inch at the top), and freeze it overnight. Draw an Advent-themed design such as a star or angel on a piece of paper and tape it to the frozen can. Use a hammer and nail to pound small holes into the tin to transfer the design. When the ice melts, place a candle inside and set it on your porch at night. Let this project remind you of the Incarnation—the light of the universe carried as a baby in the womb of a common girl.
9. Ponder Prayers and Poetry
Purchase a blank journal in which to record a daily prayer or poem on Advent themes such as waiting, darkness, and hope. Each year during Advent, spend time reading reflections already recorded there.
Joy-Elizabeth Lawrence is a freelance writer who works at Calvin College. joyelizabethlawrence.wordpress.com
Kelli B. Trujillo is a TCW regular contributor and author of Faith-Filled Moments. www.kellitrujillo.com
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Liz Curtis Higgs
Wonderful, meaningful ideas! Thanks for offering so many creative ways to observe the season of Advent.
Lynn
I hid baby Jesus from the Nativity to place Him in the manger on Christmas Eve about four years ago. Somehow He was misplaced. All of a sudden out of no where He showed up a few weeks ago. Something to ponder and pray about!
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