For the first Sunday of Advent, I’ll have new pajamas* for my kids to unwrap. I’ll use this to kick off the theme of “gifts” and to make a connection to the Bible story.
We’ll read the story of creation and of Adam and Eve and the fruit, but our primary focus will be on what happens afterward. We all know from Sunday school about their exile from the garden, but for so long, I missed the part where God clothes them. God is just, andhe is merciful.
We’ll consider again how warm and comfy their new pajamas are, and then consider the people we pass on the street who may be cold. We’ll spend the rest of our time preparing packs to give away to people experiencing homelessness during the winter.
*Bonus hack: Around this time of year, many schools have “pajama day.” Last year’s warm-and-appropriate-enough-to-wear-in-public-pajamas tend to be too small, so this is a great way to get prepared.