Advent on the Hill 2024
The stories, scriptures, and traditions of the Christmas season have been passed down to us through the generations. Many of us enter this season with a swell of memories and emotions. Like a tapestry woven throughout time, the Christmas story weaves us in—to remember how God has shown up in the past, and to behold the presence of God in flesh and bone.
A line from Mary’s song of protest and praise resonates still today, “Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation” (Luke 1: 48b-50). Despite the challenges and vulnerability she faced, Mary could glimpse the scale and scope of the good news she was part of bringing forth. This good news transcends time and space—it was and is bigger than just her, and the promise is meant to be lived out and passed on from generation to generation.
Our theme is also a call to action: what are we being called to generate or bring forth? What have our ancestors and those who have come before us passed on for us to continue? Who are the spiritual elders in our community who planted the seeds for the things that are now blooming? What seeds are we planting for the future?
From Generation to Generation… reminds us of the ways our lives, histories, actions, and stories are interconnected and woven together. The work of God is always unfolding—in and through us.
This Advent, may you remember that you belong—to a story etched into the wrinkles of time, to generations that have come before and will come after, to a love that will not let you go.
Always,
Erica, Jordan, and Lara