By the fourth week of Advent, the circle of candles is complete. Hope, peace, and joy have been lit, and now the final flame reminds us of love — the love that holds all the others together. Advent love is not sentimental or shallow; it is costly, sacrificial, and enduring. It is the love that came down at Christmas, the love that changes everything.
Stories help us glimpse this kind of love. In The Wingfeather Saga, Janner Igiby’s love for his siblings is fierce and unrelenting. Again and again, he chooses their safety over his own comfort. He carries burdens that aren’t his, steps into danger he could avoid, and ultimately lays down his life so that they might live. His love is not easy, but it is real — a love that sacrifices for the sake of others.
Advent tells us something even greater: Jesus doesn’t just show us love in words or gestures. He is love. He came not to protect Himself, but to give Himself. As John writes, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Christ’s love is deeper than Janner’s devotion, stronger than any human bond, and wide enough to embrace the whole world.
This is the love that Advent celebrates — love that steps into our darkness, love that bears our burdens, love that lays down its life so that we might live. It is the love that makes hope possible, peace secure, and joy unshakable.
What do you think? Does Janner’s love for his siblings help you see the greater love Christ offers?
How amazing it is that Jesus came for us, bringing hope and salvation! Thank You Lord Jesus!
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