This Advent, Trinity’s theme comes from a hymn many of us grew up singing — Fling Wide the Door, Gjør døren høy. Advent is a season of standing at the door: waiting for someone, clearing the way, making room. We invite you to write about a door in your own life and faith — one that opened for you, one you opened for someone else, or one you are still standing at.
ALL AGES are welcome and encouraged to submit something.
A few questions to get you started: • Waiting at the door. Who have you waited up for? What is it like to keep watch for someone you love? • Clearing the way. What has stood between you and God, or between you and a neighbor? Who cleared a path for you? • Someone already here. When did you recognize God’s presence only looking back? Who was among you that you didn’t see at first? • Making room. When did someone make room for you — at a table, in a family, in a pew? When did you make room for someone else?
Choose a verse if you’d like one to write from: • Week 1: Isaiah 64:1; Isaiah 64:8; Psalm 80:3; Mark 13:29; Mark 13:33 • Week 2: Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 40:3; Isaiah 40:8; Isaiah 40:11; Psalm 85:10; 2 Peter 3:8; Mark 1:3 • Week 3: Isaiah 61:1; Isaiah 61:3; Luke 1:46-47; Luke 1:52; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; John 1:26 • Week 4 & Christmas: Psalm 24:7; 2 Samuel 7:11; Luke 1:38; Isaiah 9:2; Isaiah 9:6; Luke 2:7; Luke 2:10-11
