Advent Lament at Ann Arbor Campus Chapel
As part of its Worship Renewal Grant, the Campus Chapel in Ann Arbor, Mich., has been doing an Advent series on lament:
Advent is a season of anticipation. It anticipates Christmas and the celebration of Christ’s birth. But it ultimately is a season in which we anticipate his coming again and restoring all things.
And it is a season in which we lament.
Why Lament in Advent?
In order for us to anticipate with longing the coming of Christ, we must recognize why it is we need him to come. That is what laments are—opportunities for us to speak honestly of our need for a Savior. As long as we pretend everything is just fine we will never appreciate why, for instance, hosts of angels burst into song at his birth.
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