Second Sunday in AdventSunday, 7 (Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12)
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down. Psalm 146:8
Very truly, I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will have pain, but your pain will turn into joy. John 16:20
In 1722, in Herrnhut, the practice of having a Biblical text as a shared daily "Watchword" among the inhabitants was born.
Over 300 years later it still exists, in a printed book and now online.
