In Advent, we look forward in future hope but that hope is empty and laughable without taking stock of the present.

Where are we suffering?
What is the reality of our disinformation culture and how have we fallen headfirst into it?
Where is the center of our faith at this point in time?
How are we currently struggling with our theology, community, partner, or our inner world?

Without taking these things into consideration, we have no energy for hope at all.

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