Allison Wilcox
Dec 18, 20231 min read
Advent: Peace Is Given
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not...
Begin your morning with a devotional dive into scripture. I hope that they have meaning for you on your daily journey. Unless otherwise noted, all passages are from The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not...
I was overjoyed when some of the friends arrived and testified to your faithfulness to the truth, namely how you walk in the truth. I...
But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and...
Go, eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has long ago approved what you do. Let your garments...
“Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one...
Love really does change everything. One of my favorite songs about love that reminds us of this is by Andrew Lloyd Webber from his...
But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you....
So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When they came together, the Lord made her conceive, and she bore a son. Then the women said...
Sustain me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am faint with love. O that his left hand were under my head, and that his right...
If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic...
Hope will not disappoint, the Apostle Paul tells us. So, this Advent, as we wait for the Son, we can hope for the sun, and know with...
For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease. Though its root grows old...
Happy are those whom you choose and bring near to live in your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, your holy...
Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they...
For the Season of Advent, a return to the four words of anticipation as we prepare for the coming of Christ: Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace...
As you recover from the activity of Thanksgiving Day (and maybe prepare to eat your leftovers), I'll end this week with the two great...
Do not fear, O soil; be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done great things! Do not fear, you animals of the field, for the pastures of...
I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!" Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem —...
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. Blessed be his glorious name forever; may his glory fill the...
