A Room with a View-LOVE
Advent Week 4
Chip Stapleton
Part of The Inn—Housing the Holy
December 19, 2021

Week 4: “A Room with a View-LOVE” HPC@Home Guide
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Scripture: Luke 1:46-55
Takeaway: As we study the biblical prophets that call us to care for our neighbors and “make room in the inn,” the lonely and frightened spaces within us are filled with the light of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love.

Take some time to share:
• One thing that you are thankful for this week.

• One thing you need.

• How can the group help?

Read this out loud, and together if you are with others…
Love waits for us at Advent
Love waits for us to care.
Love waits for our compassion
freely offered, freely shared.

In this time of preparation
for the work of co-creation,
for the birthing of a world
where faith shapes all we do.
Love is born in us anew!

Answer these questions together or on your own:
• The word LOVE is used often and sometimes so much so that it can lose its true meaning. What does this word mean to you?

• This week’s scripture passage is a song that Mary sings to God after finding out that she is pregnant with the Messiah. What do you think Mary was feeling in these moments?

• Where do you find your strength during difficult times? Are you able to praise God amidst uncertainty the way that Mary did?

Close with this blessing: May God’s Door of Welcome swing open just a little bit more. May Jesus’ humble first dwelling remind you of the plenty you already know. And may the Spirit lead you into more possibility and hospitality that you can imagine, making room in The Inn for all. May it be so.