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Read Luke 2:1-20Commentary Elder Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri“Donde comen dos, comen tres…”Parrandas are a time-honored tradition in Puerto Rico that take place during the Advent and Christmas seasons. The parranderos, our version of “carolers,” would unexpectedly visit friends and family at night, serenading the home-dwellers with Christmas music and aguinaldos.13 ¡Parranda! It was a surprise to be awoken by the lively serenade, and the family would invite the carolers into their home for more singing and refreshments. One never knew when a parranda would arrive nor how many people would show up. Families prepared as best they could in the event of a visit, putting into practice the old Spanish adage, “Donde comen dos, comen tres” (“Where two people eat, three can eat, too”). Families made room for extra visitors who arrived, pouring more water into the asopao14 pot or borrowing chairs from the neighbor’s house. The visitors were invited in to sing, eat, and enjoy the blessings of family and the season.Joseph and Mary journey to Bethlehem to fulfill their civic duty, and the time came for Mary to give birth. Although the town was full of people, and there was no room for them at the inn, someone offered an unexpected space, making holy room for Jesus’s birth. Before the night was over, the place would receive even more unexpected guests. Shepherds arrived and found the child lying in the manger. “When they saw this, they made known what had been told to them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed” (v. 17). What a gathering! ¡Parranda! Where two were invited in, room was made for more, welcomed in to share in the blessing, the good news of great joy for all people.With a spark of creativity and an act of goodwill, someone made room for the holy family and welcomed others, too. Let us do the same. As we celebrate this Nochebuena, may we, in our own lives, make holy room for unexpected blessings and guests, inviting them in and welcoming them home.Invitations | Luke 2:1-20I’ve been thinking about a universal truth—the way we all want to be invited in. We want the door to be opened with cheers of, “You’re here!” We want the clerk at the store to ask how we’re doing, and the waiter to wink at us and whisper, “Good choice.” We want the barista to learn our names, which people call being “a regular,” but it feels more like being known. We want the stranger to help us pick up our sodas when the case breaks, and the woman to put her bag in her lap on the subway, which is to mean, “Come, you can sit by me.” We cherish every open palm wave from the child in the grocery store and every city church with open doors when the organist plays. At the end of the day we are all just a collection of heart and bones walking through this world, exchanging invitations, saying to one another in a million little ways—come matter here. Come make a difference here. Come be you, here. Jesus didn’t receive much of an invitation. No one moved their bag to their lap, or opened the door to the inn and said, “You’re here!” Still, he came.What a gift it is to have a God who does not wait on my invitation. What a gift it is to have a God who can’t imagine being anywhere but here. Poem by Rev. Sarah (Are) SpeedInvited HomeSANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | INVITED HOME | 3813 The Spanish word for this Puerto Rican ritual of offering music as a gift during the Christmas season.14 Asopao is a stew and a Puerto Rican cuisine staple. Usually made with chicken, pigeon peas, rice, and vegetables, recipes vary from family to family. 37 | SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | INVITED HOMEChristmas Eve | Invited home Thursday

Read Luke 2:1-20Commentary Elder Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri“Donde comen dos, comen tres…”Parrandas are a time-honored tradition in Puerto Rico that take place during the Advent and Christmas seasons. The parranderos, our version of “carolers,” would unexpectedly visit friends and family at night, serenading the home-dwellers with Christmas music and aguinaldos.13 ¡Parranda! It was a surprise to be awoken by the lively serenade, and the family would invite the carolers into their home for more singing and refreshments. One never knew when a parranda would arrive nor how many people would show up. Families prepared as best they could in the event of a visit, putting into practice the old Spanish adage, “Donde comen dos, comen tres” (“Where two people eat, three can eat, too”). Families made room for extra visitors who arrived, pouring more water into the asopao14 pot or borrowing chairs from the neighbor’s house. The visitors were invited in to sing, eat, and enjoy the blessings of family and the season.Joseph and Mary journey to Bethlehem to fulfill their civic duty, and the time came for Mary to give birth. Although the town was full of people, and there was no room for them at the inn, someone offered an unexpected space, making holy room for Jesus’s birth. Before the night was over, the place would receive even more unexpected guests. Shepherds arrived and found the child lying in the manger. “When they saw this, they made known what had been told to them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed” (v. 17). What a gathering! ¡Parranda! Where two were invited in, room was made for more, welcomed in to share in the blessing, the good news of great joy for all people.With a spark of creativity and an act of goodwill, someone made room for the holy family and welcomed others, too. Let us do the same. As we celebrate this Nochebuena, may we, in our own lives, make holy room for unexpected blessings and guests, inviting them in and welcoming them home.Invitations | Luke 2:1-20I’ve been thinking about a universal truth—the way we all want to be invited in. We want the door to be opened with cheers of, “You’re here!” We want the clerk at the store to ask how we’re doing, and the waiter to wink at us and whisper, “Good choice.” We want the barista to learn our names, which people call being “a regular,” but it feels more like being known. We want the stranger to help us pick up our sodas when the case breaks, and the woman to put her bag in her lap on the subway, which is to mean, “Come, you can sit by me.” We cherish every open palm wave from the child in the grocery store and every city church with open doors when the organist plays. At the end of the day we are all just a collection of heart and bones walking through this world, exchanging invitations, saying to one another in a million little ways—come matter here. Come make a difference here. Come be you, here. Jesus didn’t receive much of an invitation. No one moved their bag to their lap, or opened the door to the inn and said, “You’re here!” Still, he came.What a gift it is to have a God who does not wait on my invitation. What a gift it is to have a God who can’t imagine being anywhere but here. Poem by Rev. Sarah (Are) SpeedInvited HomeSANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | INVITED HOME | 3813 The Spanish word for this Puerto Rican ritual of offering music as a gift during the Christmas season.14 Asopao is a stew and a Puerto Rican cuisine staple. Usually made with chicken, pigeon peas, rice, and vegetables, recipes vary from family to family. 37 | SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | INVITED HOMEChristmas Eve | Invited home Thursday

Christmas Day | Invited Home Read Luke 2:1-20From the Artist Rev. Lauren Wright Pittman In this familiar narrative, what stuck out for me in this reading was the juxtaposition of human and divine, the mundane and extraordinary, the humbleness of a manger and the glory of a multitude of heavenly hosts. I wanted to image this dichotomy with the everyday, intimate, tender scene of new parents and their yawning baby, enveloped by the glittering, awe-striking magnificence of God. The holy family is framed by an almond shape called a mandorla. Mandorlas have been used in Christian art to signify the glory of God, and can also represent the intersection and fullness of two things, like heaven and earth or spirit and body. Likely, the most familiar instance of this concept is the shape made between the overlapping circles in a Venn diagram. I wanted to use this shape because this is the moment when human and divine intersect in the person of Jesus, and when the glory of God is birthed into the world. The golden field surrounding the mandorla is filled with my interpretation of the six-winged seraphim from early Christian art, representing the heavenly hosts filling the air with tidings of peace (imaged by olive branches). A seven pointed star hangs over the heads of the family, surrounded by seven other stars, a number that represents completeness.PrayerBreathe deeply as you gaze upon the image on the left. Imagine placing yourself in this scene. What do you see? How do you feel? Get quiet and still, offering a silent or spoken prayer to God.39 | SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | INVITED HOMEOrdinary Glory | Lauren Wright PittmanSANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | INVITED HOME | 40

Christmas Day | Invited Home Read Luke 2:1-20From the Artist Rev. Lauren Wright Pittman In this familiar narrative, what stuck out for me in this reading was the juxtaposition of human and divine, the mundane and extraordinary, the humbleness of a manger and the glory of a multitude of heavenly hosts. I wanted to image this dichotomy with the everyday, intimate, tender scene of new parents and their yawning baby, enveloped by the glittering, awe-striking magnificence of God. The holy family is framed by an almond shape called a mandorla. Mandorlas have been used in Christian art to signify the glory of God, and can also represent the intersection and fullness of two things, like heaven and earth or spirit and body. Likely, the most familiar instance of this concept is the shape made between the overlapping circles in a Venn diagram. I wanted to use this shape because this is the moment when human and divine intersect in the person of Jesus, and when the glory of God is birthed into the world. The golden field surrounding the mandorla is filled with my interpretation of the six-winged seraphim from early Christian art, representing the heavenly hosts filling the air with tidings of peace (imaged by olive branches). A seven pointed star hangs over the heads of the family, surrounded by seven other stars, a number that represents completeness.PrayerBreathe deeply as you gaze upon the image on the left. Imagine placing yourself in this scene. What do you see? How do you feel? Get quiet and still, offering a silent or spoken prayer to God.39 | SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | INVITED HOMEOrdinary Glory | Lauren Wright PittmanSANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | INVITED HOME | 40

Read Luke 2:41-52Commentary Elder Vilmarie Cintrón-OlivieriWe usually think of Jesus as an adult—healing, preaching, and teaching, going from town to town as the Spirit leads him. The scripture in Luke 2 gives us a rare opportunity to see a twelve-year-old Jesus at an important juncture in life, a story with much to teach us about the spaces we create and embody for others to belong and dwell.After the festival of the Passover, Jesus stayed behind at the temple and sat “among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions” (v. 46). Jesus felt at home among them, so much so that he paid no attention to going home or even informing his parents of his whereabouts. When Mary and Joseph finally found him, they questioned and reprimanded him for causing them to worry. Somewhat surprised, probably feeling he was exactly where he was supposed to be, Jesus says, “Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” (v. 49).I can imagine a young Jesus annoyed at being found, soon to be taken away from a place he had claimed as his own, his Father’s house. For all the worry a lost Jesus caused his parents, those precious moments at the temple with other generations of teachers were time well spent.I wonder if, as the Church, we are cognizant of the impact we have on young lives during their formative years? Are we providing space for authentic relationships to develop, intergenerational or otherwise?As we focus today on a young Jesus, the parents, the teachers, the experiences, and the community that contributed to his growth in wisdom, in years, and in favor, may we as kin-dom builders strive to create and embody spaces for our young ones to feel that the faith community is exactly where they belong. As we do this, may we also strive to create a community where everyone—regardless of their age, language, culture, orientation, race, gender identity, and background—knows they belong, a place of welcome and a chosen home. chosen home | Luke 2:41-52There are a million ways to choose a home. We choose to make it work. We hang a wreath on the door of our shoebox apartment. We invite company over. We ask, “Would you like coffee with that?”We choose to make the most of it. We take up watercoloring or kickboxing and show up to class. We mostly embarrass ourselves, but we were there. We choose to not go it alone. We sign up to volunteer and make ourselves a nametag. We slide weary bones into weary church pews.We shake hands and say hello. We let the music cover us, like a blanket, or a prayer.We choose to love what we have. We look in the mirror and speak kindly to our body.We buy flowers at the market and arrange them in jelly jars. There are a million ways to choose a home. So like Jesus in the templewho chose to stay, who chose to speak, who took up space because he knew he was home,I invite you to do the same. Put your body where your soul feels alive. Give yourself permission to take up space there. Stay, as long as it takes. Return, as often as you need. There are a million ways to choose a home. Choose wisely. We need you here. Poem by Rev. Sarah (Are) Speedchosen home SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOME | 4241 | SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOMEMonday | chosen home Sunday

Read Luke 2:41-52Commentary Elder Vilmarie Cintrón-OlivieriWe usually think of Jesus as an adult—healing, preaching, and teaching, going from town to town as the Spirit leads him. The scripture in Luke 2 gives us a rare opportunity to see a twelve-year-old Jesus at an important juncture in life, a story with much to teach us about the spaces we create and embody for others to belong and dwell.After the festival of the Passover, Jesus stayed behind at the temple and sat “among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions” (v. 46). Jesus felt at home among them, so much so that he paid no attention to going home or even informing his parents of his whereabouts. When Mary and Joseph finally found him, they questioned and reprimanded him for causing them to worry. Somewhat surprised, probably feeling he was exactly where he was supposed to be, Jesus says, “Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” (v. 49).I can imagine a young Jesus annoyed at being found, soon to be taken away from a place he had claimed as his own, his Father’s house. For all the worry a lost Jesus caused his parents, those precious moments at the temple with other generations of teachers were time well spent.I wonder if, as the Church, we are cognizant of the impact we have on young lives during their formative years? Are we providing space for authentic relationships to develop, intergenerational or otherwise?As we focus today on a young Jesus, the parents, the teachers, the experiences, and the community that contributed to his growth in wisdom, in years, and in favor, may we as kin-dom builders strive to create and embody spaces for our young ones to feel that the faith community is exactly where they belong. As we do this, may we also strive to create a community where everyone—regardless of their age, language, culture, orientation, race, gender identity, and background—knows they belong, a place of welcome and a chosen home. chosen home | Luke 2:41-52There are a million ways to choose a home. We choose to make it work. We hang a wreath on the door of our shoebox apartment. We invite company over. We ask, “Would you like coffee with that?”We choose to make the most of it. We take up watercoloring or kickboxing and show up to class. We mostly embarrass ourselves, but we were there. We choose to not go it alone. We sign up to volunteer and make ourselves a nametag. We slide weary bones into weary church pews.We shake hands and say hello. We let the music cover us, like a blanket, or a prayer.We choose to love what we have. We look in the mirror and speak kindly to our body.We buy flowers at the market and arrange them in jelly jars. There are a million ways to choose a home. So like Jesus in the templewho chose to stay, who chose to speak, who took up space because he knew he was home,I invite you to do the same. Put your body where your soul feels alive. Give yourself permission to take up space there. Stay, as long as it takes. Return, as often as you need. There are a million ways to choose a home. Choose wisely. We need you here. Poem by Rev. Sarah (Are) Speedchosen home SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOME | 4241 | SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOMEMonday | chosen home Sunday

Tuesday | chosen homeRead Luke 2:41-52From the Artist Rev. Lisle Gwynn Garrity We don’t know why Luke is the only gospel writer to tell us this story of Jesus as an adolescent. Luke offers us short vignettes of Jesus’ life after his birth: he’s circumcised and dedicated to God, he’s blessed by both Simeon and Anna in the temple, and each year he and his parents return to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival. His family follows the law according to Moses. This Messiah is not an outsider to the tradition; he’s born from within it. But he will grow to question, challenge, reform, and revolutionize it. We see Jesus’ first challenge to that system in this story when, as a twelve-year-old boy, he stays behind without his parents’ permission. He dives so deeply into the teachings that he shocks his elders, amazing them with his autonomy, knowledge, and earnestness. His actions threaten the status quo and also create a divide between him and his family of origin. To fulfill his ministry, he’ll need to leave his home, his parents, and many of his faith traditions behind.As I created this image, I felt the grief and tension shared by Jesus and his mother. The distance between them is poignant and heavy. Young Jesus looks over his shoulder at what he must leave behind as he moves forward in the other direction. His mother grieves what she can’t fully understand, but she holds all of these things in her heart, keeping them forever. A dividing line made of gold separates them—but this boundary is also sacred and needed for Jesus to live into the fullness of his calling.No matter the boundaries we choose or are forced to put into place, no matter the separations we endure, we must trust that we deserve true belonging. We must seek our chosen homes and families. When necessary, we must question and challenge the traditions we’ve inherited. Ultimately, we must trust that our true home belongs with God.PrayerBreathe deeply as you gaze upon the image on the left. Imagine placing yourself in this scene. What do you see? How do you feel? Get quiet and still, offering a silent or spoken prayer to God.43 | SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOMEChosen Home | Lisle Gwynn GarritySANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOME | 44

Tuesday | chosen homeRead Luke 2:41-52From the Artist Rev. Lisle Gwynn Garrity We don’t know why Luke is the only gospel writer to tell us this story of Jesus as an adolescent. Luke offers us short vignettes of Jesus’ life after his birth: he’s circumcised and dedicated to God, he’s blessed by both Simeon and Anna in the temple, and each year he and his parents return to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival. His family follows the law according to Moses. This Messiah is not an outsider to the tradition; he’s born from within it. But he will grow to question, challenge, reform, and revolutionize it. We see Jesus’ first challenge to that system in this story when, as a twelve-year-old boy, he stays behind without his parents’ permission. He dives so deeply into the teachings that he shocks his elders, amazing them with his autonomy, knowledge, and earnestness. His actions threaten the status quo and also create a divide between him and his family of origin. To fulfill his ministry, he’ll need to leave his home, his parents, and many of his faith traditions behind.As I created this image, I felt the grief and tension shared by Jesus and his mother. The distance between them is poignant and heavy. Young Jesus looks over his shoulder at what he must leave behind as he moves forward in the other direction. His mother grieves what she can’t fully understand, but she holds all of these things in her heart, keeping them forever. A dividing line made of gold separates them—but this boundary is also sacred and needed for Jesus to live into the fullness of his calling.No matter the boundaries we choose or are forced to put into place, no matter the separations we endure, we must trust that we deserve true belonging. We must seek our chosen homes and families. When necessary, we must question and challenge the traditions we’ve inherited. Ultimately, we must trust that our true home belongs with God.PrayerBreathe deeply as you gaze upon the image on the left. Imagine placing yourself in this scene. What do you see? How do you feel? Get quiet and still, offering a silent or spoken prayer to God.43 | SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOMEChosen Home | Lisle Gwynn GarritySANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOME | 44

Wednesday | chosen home Read Colossians 3:12-17From the Artist Rev. T. Denise AndersonSindyanna of Galilee is an all-woman non-profit of Arab and Jewish Israeli women that supports educational opportunities for Arab women “by selling Arab producers’ olive oil and other premium products in the international marketplace according to Fair Trade principles.”15 A visit to their facility gives you an opportunity to shop from their award-winning olive oils and myriad products made in-house. They also offer classes in basket weaving and za’atar making. When I visited them, I was struck by the palpable love and unshakable commitment to peace and cooperation between the women who work, teach, and learn there. It’s a vision of Israel and Palestine that people rarely get to see.If you can’t visit the co-op in person, you can browse the extensive photo gallery on their website. I was stopped in my tracks by one photo of a Palestinian Arab woman and a Jewish Israeli woman weaving something together.16 The reeds are unruly and going in every direction, but the women hold them masterfully in their hands—together. It’s almost difficult to decipher which hands belong to which woman. It’s as if they all belong to them both. I wanted to capture this literal act of love binding “everything together in perfect harmony” (v. 14).As with my previous pieces, I’m opting for a depiction that’s not a replica of the reference photo, but still captures its spirit. Each woman is dressed in colors that call back to the flags of their respective people. Can you find the key? If you look closely, it can be found among the reeds they will fashion into something useful and beautiful. In this way, the women of Sindyanna of Galilee show us all how to find home with others and reclaim what was lost.PrayerBreathe deeply as you gaze upon the image on the left. Imagine placing yourself in this scene. What do you see? How do you feel? Get quiet and still, offering a silent or spoken prayer to God.45 | SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOMEThe Ties that Bind | T. Denise AndersonSANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOME | 4615 Learn more about the organization here: sindyanna.com. 16 A photo by Oren Shalev inspired this painting: sindyanna.com/gallery

Wednesday | chosen home Read Colossians 3:12-17From the Artist Rev. T. Denise AndersonSindyanna of Galilee is an all-woman non-profit of Arab and Jewish Israeli women that supports educational opportunities for Arab women “by selling Arab producers’ olive oil and other premium products in the international marketplace according to Fair Trade principles.”15 A visit to their facility gives you an opportunity to shop from their award-winning olive oils and myriad products made in-house. They also offer classes in basket weaving and za’atar making. When I visited them, I was struck by the palpable love and unshakable commitment to peace and cooperation between the women who work, teach, and learn there. It’s a vision of Israel and Palestine that people rarely get to see.If you can’t visit the co-op in person, you can browse the extensive photo gallery on their website. I was stopped in my tracks by one photo of a Palestinian Arab woman and a Jewish Israeli woman weaving something together.16 The reeds are unruly and going in every direction, but the women hold them masterfully in their hands—together. It’s almost difficult to decipher which hands belong to which woman. It’s as if they all belong to them both. I wanted to capture this literal act of love binding “everything together in perfect harmony” (v. 14).As with my previous pieces, I’m opting for a depiction that’s not a replica of the reference photo, but still captures its spirit. Each woman is dressed in colors that call back to the flags of their respective people. Can you find the key? If you look closely, it can be found among the reeds they will fashion into something useful and beautiful. In this way, the women of Sindyanna of Galilee show us all how to find home with others and reclaim what was lost.PrayerBreathe deeply as you gaze upon the image on the left. Imagine placing yourself in this scene. What do you see? How do you feel? Get quiet and still, offering a silent or spoken prayer to God.45 | SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOMEThe Ties that Bind | T. Denise AndersonSANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOME | 4615 Learn more about the organization here: sindyanna.com. 16 A photo by Oren Shalev inspired this painting: sindyanna.com/gallery

47 | SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOMESANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOME | 48Close to Home Journaling Chosen HomeChosen HomeWho are the people and where are the places that feel like home for you? Where do you feel safe and can be authentically who you are? Journal or draw your chosen home and chosen family.Thursday

47 | SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOMESANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOME | 48Close to Home Journaling Chosen HomeChosen HomeWho are the people and where are the places that feel like home for you? Where do you feel safe and can be authentically who you are? Journal or draw your chosen home and chosen family.Thursday

AsInWeMayJelamaythissus'ternot—--famyearsfindbeilyhehomea- tracalledwherebraveveledhisitspacebackchoisfortosenexall---Nazfampecpeoarethily,tedple----HeFishSomeWherestayederstimesallandandweare--claimedtaxhaveseenacoltoandspacelecleavelovedintors,toa- ----sidewobemongtemmenwhofampleandwei---wallsmenare:lySeekLeavWholSpaceinginglytoahiscre---placehomeatgrowwheretoedand--- --heeatinfolcouldwithGod'slowshowsaintshoinhisandlyour--truesinimcallselfnersageingsA---place that tru ly-sees us, a place that loves and frees us, liketa bles set by- Je sus is- our cho sen- homeChosen HomeADESTE FIDELES Irregular with refrainMusic: John Francis Wade (1743)Text: Anna Strickland (2021)49 | SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOMESANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOME | 50 Take SabbathTake SabbathNourish and sustain yourself with rest. Commit to a Sabbath activity today, perhaps one of those listed below:- Go for a walk outside.- Sit quietly and meditate.- Plant something indoors or outside.- Spend time with a friend or loved one.- Explore a new area of your town or city.- Cook or bake something using a favorite or new recipe.- Do yoga or exercise in a way that feels good for your body.- Write and mail a letter to someone you haven’t talked to in a while.- Organize or redesign an area in your home.- Draw or create something.- Dance or play music.- Write a poem or a song.- Watch a movie.- Take a nap.- Read a book.Friday | chosen home Saturday | chosen home Chosen HomeO Come, All Ye FaithfulScan to hear the tune!

AsInWeMayJelamaythissus'ternot—--famyearsfindbeilyhehomea- tracalledwherebraveveledhisitspacebackchoisfortosenexall---Nazfampecpeoarethily,tedple----HeFishSomeWherestayederstimesallandandweare--claimedtaxhaveseenacoltoandspacelecleavelovedintors,toa- ----sidewobemongtemmenwhofampleandwei---wallsmenare:lySeekLeavWholSpaceinginglytoahiscre---placehomeatgrowwheretoedand--- --heeatinfolcouldwithGod'slowshowsaintshoinhisandlyour--truesinimcallselfnersageingsA---place that tru ly-sees us, a place that loves and frees us, liketa bles set by- Je sus is- our cho sen- homeChosen HomeADESTE FIDELES Irregular with refrainMusic: John Francis Wade (1743)Text: Anna Strickland (2021)49 | SANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOMESANCTIFIED ART CLOSE TO HOME DEVOTIONAL | CHOSEN HOME | 50 Take SabbathTake SabbathNourish and sustain yourself with rest. Commit to a Sabbath activity today, perhaps one of those listed below:- Go for a walk outside.- Sit quietly and meditate.- Plant something indoors or outside.- Spend time with a friend or loved one.- Explore a new area of your town or city.- Cook or bake something using a favorite or new recipe.- Do yoga or exercise in a way that feels good for your body.- Write and mail a letter to someone you haven’t talked to in a while.- Organize or redesign an area in your home.- Draw or create something.- Dance or play music.- Write a poem or a song.- Watch a movie.- Take a nap.- Read a book.Friday | chosen home Saturday | chosen home Chosen HomeO Come, All Ye FaithfulScan to hear the tune!

Advent DevotionalAdvent DevotionalArt, Poetry, Songs, & Reflections for the Season of Adventsanctifiedart.org@sanctifiedart | sanctifiedart.org | contact@sanctifiedart.orgA Sanctified Art LLC is a collective of artists in ministry who create resources for worshiping communities. The Sanctified Art team works collaboratively to bring scripture and theological themes to life through film, visual art, curriculum, coloring pages, liturgy, graphic designs, and more. Their mission is to empower churches with resources to inspire creativity in worship and beyond. Driven by the connective and prophetic power of art, they believe that art helps us connect our hearts with our hands, our faith with our lives, and our mess with our God.Learn more about their work at sanctifiedart.org.sanctifiedart.org.