But some traditions give the candles an extra layer symbolism, each representing a theme: Hope, peace, joy and love. Our world is beset by brutal wars in Gaza and Ukraine. Our country is divided ...

For many, Christmas celebrations follow the four main themes of Advent: hope, peace, joy, and love. Subscribe to have The Washington Times’ Higher Ground delivered to your inbox every Sunday.

By Charissa Ramey We are in the season Advent. Advent means “coming” and is the four-week time we prepare for Christmas and the birth of a savior. Many of us light the candles on an Advent ...

Each of the four Sundays in Advent has its own theme, typically hope, peace, joy and love. Traditionally, the Advent wreath with its four candles and sometimes a central fifth, the Christ candle ...

DEC. 1 this year began the anticipation of waiting for the arrival of our Savior Jesus Christ. The next week of Advent offers us peace as we await the birth of our Savior. The third week brings us joy ...

As we light the candles of Advent—hope, peace, joy, and love—may we allow their flickering flames to illuminate the path to peace. May we embrace the waiting, the reflecting, and the hoping.

Advent This Advent, Jesus Christ 'is the only hope we have for peace,' says expert on religious freedom Faith leaders reveal why 'the hope of God is what we need in America in 2023' ...

Visit each week during the season of Advent as we light a new candle and share a new gift. The Marian Library wishes you hope, peace, joy and love throughout the season and the new year to come. ...

As the days literally grow darker, and the challenges of our healing world are many, may we find ways to keep the flickering light of peace and love alive. Light a candle.

I pray we all will be attentive to the advent or coming of hope, peace, joy, and love during this holy season. The Rev. Candace McKibben is an ordained minister and pastor of Tallahassee Fellowship .