Infinitum Family Advent, Week 1Sample

When Jesus arrived into the world, God was offering an invitation, “Receive My hug. Receive Me as your beloved, as your Father. Come into My arms, into My home, into My family. You are mine.”

When we welcome Jesus in our hearts and lives, we welcome a hug as a child of God. Like a hug from a loved one you haven’t seen in a long time, God wraps us into His arms, and beholds us with wonder.

Moments where beauty catches our eye remind us of God’s loving care. Pause for a moment to remember a few times something beautiful caught your eye: perhaps a squirrel jumping from branch to branch, or the stars winking in an inky black sky, or seeing a classmate be kind to someone who’s hurting, even something like that first gooey bite of a warm cookie…these moments of beauty draw our attention to a big and generous God who loves us. The kind of big, generous God who came as Baby Jesus to grow up among humans and demonstrate His love to us all.

Today, as you go about your regular life, look for the moments of beauty & let them be reminders that the baby Jesus in the Christmas story is like a hug for you from a big and generous God.

Activity Idea: Go on a beauty walk outside in creation or among Christmas lights in the evening and ask your family what they notice. What do you notice is beautiful? What brings you a sense of awe and wonder?