01.03.02. THIRD MONDAY OF ADVENT

THIRD MONDAY OF ADVENT Read Matthew 2:1-2 ... We have come to worship Him.

Why do you worship the Lord? Make a list and place on it all of the reasons you find to worship Jesus. Your answers may include:

He healed the sick. He fed the five thousand. He walked on water. He died for my sin.

He rose from the grave. Not one of those reasons mattered to the Magi.

They worshiped the King, not the things the King had done, after all, He was only a baby, perhaps a small child by this time. They were lead by a star, which is a reflection of light much like the moon. The light was Jesus. In some homes, 24 candles are kept, one for each night from December 1 through Christmas Eve. One candle is lit for a while on December 1, then a new candle is added each day for the 24 day period. However, for those homes using the candles, it was far more common to have four candles for the four weeks before Christmas Eve, two the next week and so on. The candles were often placed on a wreath upon the dining room table. The practice of advent is celebrated primarily in the German-speaking areas of Europe and in the protestant German areas of the United States.