After four weeks of preparing our hearts through Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love, we finally light that centre candle to celebrate the birth of Jesus. And that’s fitting, because this candle represents Christ Himself—the reason we’ve been waiting, the reason for the season.
The fourth and final Advent candle represents Love, and it’s often called the Angel’s Candle. This candle really brings us to the heart of Christmas—why God sent Jesus in the first place: “For God so loved the world ..."
\While Advent is generally a season of waiting, penitence and preparation - a time when we slow down, reflect, and hold onto hope as we look forward to the coming of the Lord Jesus - the third Sunday of Advent - also known as Gaudete Sunday - stands out as different.
The second Advent candle stands for Peace and takes us directly to the night of Jesus' birth, when the angels celebrated by declaring: "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on the earth be peace." But what kind of peace are we talking about?
