The Love at the Center of Everything

The fourth traditional Advent theme is “love.” In this poem, the psalmist calls us into thankful, celebratory praise over the fact of God's loving, good, faithful character. He reminds us that we have been created by God, that we belong to God, and that we are lovingly shepherded by God. All of this finds its fullest expression and fulfillment in both the first and second advents of Jesus, which also motivates and enable us to become conduits of God's love outward to others.