Series: The Grinch Who Stole Advent
December 14, 2025 | Rev. Brooke Heerwald Steiner
Advent is a season of waiting, longing, and hoping. It's a season that we can relate to, no matter the time of year. There is plenty to long for in our world and in our lives, and not just in December. This week, we'll hear Isaiah paint a picture of peace that feels impossible. Would a lamb ever live with a wolf, or a leopard and goat befriend each other? A small child spending time with a lion and a calf, and no one gets hurt? The famous last scene of the story of the Grinch is the residents of Whoville all singing together on Christmas morning. They realize by being together what the true meaning of the season is. Together this week, we'll ask ourselves, what is the true song we are meant to sing? What is at the heartbeat of who God made us to be?
Series Information
This Advent, we will journey with a familiar green curmudgeon to explore the meaning of Advent. For four weeks, we’ll look honestly at the things that try to steal our joy, reflect on how God reshapes our hearts, and find a way to sing even when life feels thin or uncertain. No matter what the Grinch says or does, the message will always come through: a light shines in the darkness, and nothing can overcome it.
