2023 Advent Devotionals now available

ONLINE – As the church prepares to enter the season of Advent, the Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada (LLL-Canada) and Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots (LAMP) have each released their annual Advent devotionals online.

LAMP’s 2023 Advent Devotions can be subscribed to by email or downloaded as a booklet to print at home. The devotions in the booklet were written by LAMP staff and volunteers, and recount stories and reflections arising from the organization’s work providing spiritual care in remote areas of northern Canada. 

“Our booklet is an invitation for you to slow down, reflect, and connect with Jesus,” the introduction to the booklet notes. “May you find rest and renewal as we anticipate God’s hope, peace, joy, and love during Advent.”

You can access LAMP’s Advent devotions at its website here.

LLL-Canada is releasing two devotionals this year: one for adults and one for families. The adult devotional is entitled What Child is This? The devotional can be read online, or printed as a booklet or in large print. It is also available in French, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.

“In Jesus’ birth, God came down to earth for us,” promotional material notes. “In What Child is This? we see how Jesus, foretold by the prophets and confirmed by God as His own Beloved Son, is the Father’s ancient promise fulfilled. Born to save us from our sins, this lowly Child triumphed over sin and death to become our Saviour.”

LLL-Canada has also developed a weekly family devotional entitled Unusual and Unexpected. This devotional can be used to complement the use of What Child is This? or can be read on its own. Unusual and Unexpected is also available in Spanish.

“In this booklet we talk about the “unusual and unexpected” ways that God prepared His people, announced Jesus’ birth, and shared His Son with us,” the preface explains. In addition to the devotions, Unusual and Unexpected also features colouring pages, word scrambles, and other activities for children.

Visit LLL-Canada’s website here to access their Advent devotionals.

The Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada and the Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots are both mission agencies associated with Lutheran Church–Canada, the former as an auxiliary and the latter as a listed service organization.

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