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This Advent meets us in a moment where our world may feel thin, tired, and stretched by uncertainty. Many are carrying quiet burdens or a heaviness that feels too deep for words. Yet into a world like this, just as into the first century, God speaks hope. 

A Weary World Rejoices invites us to name our fatigue while opening ourselves to the light that still breaks through.

As we step back into the story, starting at its surprising beginnings, we’re reminded that God has always worked through real people and real circumstances, meeting humanity not at its best but in its need. When our own lives feel stretched thin or worn down, Advent reassures us that God’s faithfulness does not falter and His promise is stronger than the darkness around us.

Throughout the season, we’ll trace the quiet ways God restores worth, rekindles joy, and awakens worship in hearts that have been waiting. Advent doesn’t pretend the world is fine; it proclaims that Christ has come into a world like ours, bringing a hope deeper than our despair.

On Christmas Eve, we’ll gather to remember the night heaven touched earth and hope took its first breath among us, when the weary world truly began to rejoice. As the beloved hymn O Holy Night so beautifully says, “A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices.”

Join us this Advent as we rediscover that light has come, hope lives, and God keeps His promises—even when the world feels thin.