InSPIREd Sunday.....Taking a Pause for Third Sunday in Advent

 

Today the pink (sometimes Rose) candle, representing Joy, is lit.

 

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Advent is the time for preparation...

 

A time to pause and remember

the true meaning of Christmas.

Meggie Mac

 

 

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Celebrating the Second Week of Advent for InSPIREd Sunday

 

The Candle of Love, the second candle in our Advent Wreath, is lite today.

 

German Lutherans, in the 16th century, originated the concept of the Advent Wreath.

However, it was three centuries later, when the modern wreath took shape.

Meggie Mac

 

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There is a kitchen update on my Bungalow Living with Meggie

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First Sunday in Advent...a late posting

 

Traditionally, the Advent Wreath has four candles, three purple and one rose colored.

Each candle has a special meaning.

The first purple candle, symbolizing Hope, was lit yesterday.

 

 

 

For many Christians, the Advent Wreath

 is our way to celebrate the four weeks,

 leading up to Christmas Day.

Meggie Mac

 

 

Linking with Tracing Rainbows

 

Click HERE for a 2013 post,

 written about Christmas, in a Small Texas Town.

 

Celebrating Christmas in a Small Texas Town

PEACE 

 

Here is a community that goes all-out in decorating their beautiful courthouse for Christmas.

 

The daily town traffic travels around The Town Square, with the 1897 Courthouse sitting in the middle of the square.

Each side, of the building, displays one of the four weekly themes of Advent.

 

 

HOPE

 

 

LOVE

 

 

JOY

 

 

A life-size display of the nativity....

 

 

Our Advent journey is almost complete. Today we light the Candle of Love, sometimes referred to as the Angel Candle.

 

Meggie Mac

 

 

Linking today with A Pause in Advent

Lighting The Candle of Joy...Third Sunday in Advent

 

The reflection, in my mirror, shows the pink candle is now burning with two purple . The Candle of Joy is sometimes referred to as The Shepherd Candle.

 

Meggie Mac

 

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Inspired Sunday...Second Sunday in Advent

 

Today marks the Second Sunday of Advent.

 

Last year I wrote about this historical church, known as one of The Painted Churches. Click HERE to read more about it.

 

 

Advent begins with lighting the first purple candle (Candle of Hope). This Sunday was the lighting of the second purple candle (Candle of Bethlehem or Candle of Preparation).

Meggie Mac

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Simple Pleasures in a Busy Week

 

Meggie