The Advent: bright spots for the soul and time for family!

The Advent: bright spots for the soul and time for family!

The contemplative Advent season is just around the corner, and Jacqueline Haller, project manager of the “Long Night of the Church”, shows how important small gestures of charity are in this hectic time. In a conversation with Vol.at, she explains that Advent is often characterized by stress and hectic preparations. "The third Sunday of Advent, the Gaudete Sunday, is a special day on which we should pause and enjoy joy," emphasizes Haller, referring to the possibility of living more consciously during this time.

Jacqueline Haller underlines that it is often the little things that bring joy and light into the lives of other people. "A smile or a warm hug is enough," she explains. Your own activity includes collecting food for "Tischlein Deck yourself" and tinkering Christmas cards for seniors to set a sign of appreciation. "Who needs a particularly bright light now?" Asks them and invites you to think about the needs of others to be a light in the dark season.

The meaning of light in faith

In the New Apostolic Church, Advent is also celebrated as a time of expectation and light. As reported on Nac.Today, Jesus Christ is described as the light that comes into the darkness of the world. The first Advent not only marks the beginning of the new church year, but also the way to the Christmas message. "The people who are changing in the dark sees a great light," says Isaiah 9:1, and this message is further discussed in the services on the first Advent. The faithful are encouraged to become a light for others, especially for the desperate and sad.

The Advent offers a double chance: on the one hand to find your own inner peace and on the other hand to give others a joy. The final idea of Haller that the Advent light also means taking time for contemplation harmonizes with the idea of faith by Nac.Today, in which it is said that with Jesus at the side you can live and encouraged even in dark times.