Podcast: Hope in the Advent Season

This Advent, the CGSUSA Good Shepherd and the Child podcast episode “Invitation to Hope in Advent” (Episode 157) offers a rich way to enter the season with deeper perspective. Advent is framed not only as a time to remember Jesus’ birth long ago, but as a time of hope-filled preparation for Christ’s presence today—and for the unknown time of Jesus coming again. CGS USA

That theme connects beautifully to last spring’s Level III work with the History of the Kingdom of God, especially the Fettuccia (ribbon) lesson. When the 150-yard ribbon was unrolled through the church—from the Narthex to the High Altar—it gave the children a tactile, visual sense of salvation history’s vastness and unity: creation’s mystery, the long preparation of the world, the brief yet world-changing time of Jesus’ life, the “today” where redemption continues, and then the white ribbon of the future—the “blank page” that stretches toward Parousia, when Christ comes again and God’s love fills all creation.
Listening to this episode can help carry that same insight into Advent at home: history is real, God’s promise is close, and the present moment matters. The weeks ahead become not just a countdown to Christmas, but an invitation to live with hope—collaborating with God, one “yes” at a time, as the Kingdom continues to unfold