“The Light You Didn’t Make” — Advent Week One: Hope

Hope isn’t something you muscle through. It isn’t a feeling you manufacture or a ladder you climb. Scripture tells a different story—one where light breaks into darkness long before we’re ready for it, long before we can summon the strength to believe. In this episode, we walk through Isaiah 9 and Luke 1 to rediscover a hope that descends instead of demands. A hope that comes as gift, not achievement. A hope that shows up in forgotten places, unexpected people, and unsteady lives.

If you’ve ever felt tired of pretending you’re fine… If you’ve ever felt the weight of trying to “stay positive”… If you’ve ever wondered why your own hope keeps running out…

Then this reflection invites you to breathe again. Advent begins with a promise whispered into the dark: The dawn is coming, and it is not waiting on you.

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