In these weeks leading up to Christmas, we would like to invite you to reflect more deeply on what each of the four candles of Advent represent- Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. First, hope. When we think about hope specifically during the first week of Advent, we reflect on how Christ came into the world to bring hope to a broken people in need of salvation. Prophecies fulfilled through His birth, death, and resurrection give us hope for the prophecies that remain unfulfilled, the second coming of Christ our King.