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First UMC 2025 Advent Devotional - December 23, 2025

December 18, 2025 • First UMC of Santa Monica

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Dear Listener,

Welcome to the spiritual journey of Advent. During this season of deep reflection, we prepare to celebrate Christmas, the coming of the Christ Child.

Our theme this year is “Hope.”

We hope these writings will provide a framework for your own Advent ponderings. The writers are a diverse group of people, though all are from this congregation.

We invite you to join us in any of all our opportunities for worship, service, prayer and observance. The calendar for the season is available on our website:
www.santamonicaumc.org/advent

Further information is also available by calling the church office at (310) 393-8258.

May you find these days to be holy and blessed.

Mary Crawford
First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica
Spiritual Formation Council