Advent: Let in the Light

This worship resource provides readings and prayers for lighting Advent candles over the course of Advent during your Sunday services, emphasizing the classic Advent candle symbols of hope, love, joy, and peace. As the scriptures center on the theme of light, this resource may be used in any liturgical year.

Liturgical directions are given in italics.

To emphasize "more and more light," this resource recommends not lighting the previous weeks' candles prior to the service. Some may prefer to have previous weeks' candles already lit at the beginning of…