Light through a window.
A quiet room.
A heart open to God.
Advent teaches us that heaven still breaks into ordinary spaces.

Advent begins where waiting meets mercy. Zechariah and Elizabeth carried long, quiet prayers until God answered with a tender word: “Your prayer has been heard.” This week reminds us that God’s remembering is not distance but movement, and His mercy is already drawing near.

Formation begins when the storm quiets. Jesus’ words on the hillside weren’t rules to master but rhythms to live by; ways of becoming whole through love that lasts. “Wholeness · The Way of Flourishing” connects the Hear · Build · Stand series with the start of our Flourishing gatherings: an invitation to live the good life Jesus described, steady and alive in Him.

Faith that endures isn’t loud, it’s steady. When storms rise, they don’t create faith; they reveal foundations. In Stand, the final reflection in the “Hear · Build · Stand” series, discover how Jesus’ words still hold, shaping homes, hearts, and hope that last when the world shakes.

Learn how faith becomes visible through daily rhythms, small habits, and steadfast foundations. In Build, the second reflection in the “Hear · Build · Stand” series, discover how to anchor your home and heart in the words of Christ.

Flourishing begins with listening, as Jesus illustrated. Before the Sermon on the Mount became a life guide, it was a call to slow down and hear. Amid a noisy world, Jesus urges us to quiet our hearts and accept His words as the basis for a lasting life.