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(1) ADVENT - Hope 2026 - YouTube Advent Playlist - Hope - playlist by Kristina Diaz | Spotify Eleanor Rigby - song and lyrics by Cody Fry | Spotify Hasta la Raíz - song and lyrics by Natalia Lafourcade | Spotify Big Love, Small Moments - song and lyrics by JJ Heller |...

by Becca Ehrlich Spring is a time when the hours of daylight become longer, the weather begins to grow warmer, and we tend to have a bit more energy. Having more daylight can help us feel more hopeful and energized as we look to the future. At the start of spring,...

For me, fall is such a peculiar time —the sweet spot between my beloved summers and dreaded winters. My family has an ongoing joke that one fall, we’ll finally move someplace warmer and sunnier. October and November always bring that conversation back. But autumn and...

March 25th is the celebration of the Annunciation. On this day, we remember the angel coming to Mary with the words, “Be not afraid.” By most accounts, Mary had many reasons to be afraid. Simply encountering a powerful spiritual being is cause for one to tremble. In...

I’d make a terrible career criminal. I have major qualms about taking more than one sample cup of salsa at Costco. I always follow up if I’ve been under-charged for something, and never fail to make good on the transaction. I still burn with shame as I recall my...

Read Gather's 2024 Advent devotional, "In God's Garden." View the devotional video supplement.  Read “A sacred season,” an article from November/December 2024 issue of Gather that features 23 Advent disciplines.  Download Advent resources from Women of the...

Summer 2024 “After certainty: A biblical guide” by the Rev. Dr. Meghan Johnston Aelabouni A global pandemic, political upheaval, a changing climate… these days, the future is more uncertain than it has ever been. Or is it? For the people of the Bible, life was often...

Felicia Houston, mental health specialist with ELCA-affiliated Advocate Health Care, Chicago, offers tips on how to manage your mental health. “Taking care of your mind is just as important as taking care of your body,” she says. “Protect your mental and emotional...

As we approach the Lenten season, you may be looking for a devotional to carry you through the 40-day season. Gather magazine offers “An outward-facing Lent” with daily readings that allow us to explore our vocations and lift up the vocations of others. Download the...

The rain is loudly pounding on the old metal roof of the refurbished farmhouse I call home. Sitting beside new double-pane windows, I watch torrents of water wash the leaves from the walkway leading to my front door. In the days before these tight-fitting windows were...

By Emily Wiles WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I was a champion seeker in the game of hide and seek. I had an uncanny ability to uncover even the most elusive hiding spots with precision. However, when it was my turn to hide, impatience would get the better of me. I would often aid...