Jesse Tree

Thursday Week Four of Advent

Thursday December 23, 2021 Jesse Tree-Joseph Malachi 3:23 The prophet Malachi tells us today that the Messiah will “turn the hearts of fathers to their children.” Our Jesse Tree addition is the model of fatherhood, St. Joseph. A quiet man of strength and faith, St. Joseph’s heart was more than turned to his child, he never needed […]

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Wednesday Week Four of Advent

Wednesday December 22, 2021 Jesse Tree-John the Baptizer 1Samuel 2:1-7 and Luke 1:46-56 From the first book of Samuel, we hear Hannah’s hymn of praise which is echoed in Mary’s Magnificat from Luke’s Gospel. Both hymns, or canticles, speak of how God is mindful of the lowly and forgets not his promises. The Jesse Tree’s ornament symbolizes

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Monday Week Four of Avent

Monday December 20, 2021 Jesse Tree- Zechariah Isaiah 7:10-14 and Luke 1:26-38 Our Jesse Tree addition is Zechariah. It seems he is in good company when it comes to not believing the Lord. Ahaz didn’t either. He was unwilling to even ask. Zechariah had asked, but he couldn’t believe his prayer had been answered. He was

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Sunday Week Four of Advent

Sunday December 19, 2021 Jesse Tree- Bethlehem Micah 5:14a Micah the prophet foretells that the Messiah, a great king and shepherd of his people, will come from Bethlehem. Today we place a symbol for Bethlehem on our Jesse Tree. Bethlehem is described as small—too small to matter. Stature is not important to God. Great things come in small

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Thursday Week Three of Advent

Thursday December 16, 2021 Jesse Tree- Jeremiah Psalm 30 The Psalmist praises God for rescuing him and changing his mourning into dancing. Today we add Jeremiah to our Jesse Tree. Jeremiah is sometimes called the lamenting prophet. He was prophesying to a people in exile who had little to dance about. But Jeremiah promised that God would

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Tuesday Week Three of Advent

Tuesday December 14, 2021 Jesse Tree- Bathsheba Zephaniah 3:1-2,9-13 The readings for today are about returning to God. Zephaniah promises the disobedient cities of his time that the Lord God will purify them—taking away their shame. We are giving the same promise. Jesus’ parable is about how the son who changes his mind to obey his father’s command

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