Invitation for Advent: The way of Love  

I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. – Ephesians 3:17-19   

The Way of Love is promoted by Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry (The Most Reverend Michael B. Curry, Primate and Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church). 

The Way of Love is not a programme, but a way of life. It seeks to live out the  question “how can we deepen our friendship with Jesus Christ at the centre of our lives, so we can bear witness to his way of love in and for the world?”
For centuries Jesus followers have filled the world with love by practising certain disciplines in a rule of life. A rule of life is a pattern for living; The Way of Love is an outline of an Anglican based rule of life. The Way of Love is deliberately spare and spacious so that individuals and groups can flesh it out in ways that are true to their character.

The Way of Love is about committing to seven practices to allow the power of Christ’s love to transform our live and the world.

Turn - Learn - Pray - Worship - Bless - Go – Rest 

Turn: Pause, listen, and choose to follow Jesus  

Learn: Reflect on scripture each day, especially on Jesus’ life and teachings  

Pray: Dwell intentionally with God each day  

Worship: Gather in community weekly to thank, praise, and dwell with God  

Bless: Share faith and unselfishly give and serve  

Go: Cross boundaries, listen deeply, and live like Jesu 

Rest: Receive the gift of God’s grace, peace, and restoration 

Through Advent and Christmas we reflect on each of these practices in turn. Notes for each week for personal or group study are provided in the bulletin. Further resources are available on the website.  

Your sister in Christ
Desiree