- What is important about Israel’s exile and return home? How do the words of the prophets help us prepare for Christmas?
- Light your Advent wreath. Imagine the experience of exile and return home. Share experiences of moving to a new place or going away for an extended camp or mission trip. How did you feel in the new place? What did you miss from home? What made you feel more at home in the new place? Pray together for those on the move this Advent. Read Baruch 5.5-7 together.
- Create a group poem or vision of hope by having each group member choose a favorite line from a popular song, write it large on a sheet of paper, and work together to compose a new lyric or new vision.