The Penitential Character Of Advent Worship

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

Advent is a penitential season, calling us to both personal and corporate repentance. Acts of confession and lament are appropriate not only for personal wrongdoing but also for the evil principalities and powers that pervade our culture.

Today in the United States, we live in a culture so profoundly pagan that Advent is no longer really noticed, much less observed. The commercial acceleration of seasons, whereby the promotion of Christmas begins even before there is opportunity to enjoy...

 

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