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Dreaming God’s Dream (Advent, 2006)

The underlying theme for this collection of materials is taken from the creative mind of Dawn Ripley, a writer and conservationist who lives in New Albany, Indiana. Dawn suggested that the four weeks of Advent be taken from the Magnificat, and it was during brainstorming with her that the idea of God’s dream (referring to the peaceable reign of God) came to the surface. 

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Table of Contents:

  • Bulletin art (p. 2)
  • The Song of Mary: A preparation for Advent (p. 4)
  • Art and thoughts for the First Week in Advent (p. 7)
  • I Will Hope in God: A litany for the First Week (p. 9)
  • Walking on Footprints: an Advent meditation (p. 10)
  • Christmas Treasures: an activity for children, youth & others (p. 11)
  • Art and thoughts for the Second Week in Advent (p. 12)
  • A Day of Peace: a litany for the Second Week (p. 14)
  • Art and thoughts for the Third Week in Advent (p. 15)
  • Come, Holy One: a litany for the Third Week (p. 16)
  • Quotes, Poems, & Pithy Sayings (p. 17)
  • Art and thoughts for the Fourth Week in Advent (p. 18)
  • Art and thoughts for Christmas Day (p. 19)
  • The Gifts we Bear: A Sermon for Epiphany Sunday (p. 21)
  • Art and Thoughts for Epiphany (p. 24)
  • Benediction (p. 25)
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Weekly Scripture

Luke 14:15-24
One of the dinner guests…said to him, “Blessed is anyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” Then Jesus said to him,

“Someone gave a great dinner and invited many. At the time for the dinner he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come; for everything is ready now.’ But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of land, and I must go out and see it; please accept my regrets.’ Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please accept my regrets.’ Another said, ‘I have just been married, and therefore I cannot come.’ So the slave returned and reported this to his master.

“Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’ And the slave said, ‘Sir, what your ordered has been done, and there is still room.’ Then the master said to the slave, ‘Go out into the roads and lanes, and compel people to come in, so that my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those who were invited will taste my dinner.’”

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