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Humble and Holy: Devotions for Advent and Christmas 2025-2026

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What is "Humble and Holy"?

Humble and Holy continues a centuries-old Christian tradition of setting aside time to prepare for the celebration of Jesus’ birth and to anticipate his return. The Advent season of preparation then unfolds in the joy of the twelve days of Christmas and the day of Epiphany.

This devotional offers daily devotions for the first Sunday of Advent (November 30, 2025) through Epiphany (January 6, 2026). These devotions explore the humble and holy in year A scripture readings (in the Revised Common Lectionary) for Advent and Christmas, as well as for the festival days and commemorations in the Advent and Christmas seasons. The writers bring their unique voices and pastoral wisdom to these texts and offer the voices of other witnesses in the quotations they have chosen in the “To ponder” sections. The devotional also provides household blessings and prayers (see pages 81-93) to enrich your preparations and celebrations during the Advent and Christmas seasons.

Who is it for?

These devotions are for everyone! Read together in a daily practice as a family, keep in your car or work bag for on-the-go moments, or on your bedside table for a bedtime reflection. This pocket-sized devotional with beautiful images and varied stories and questions is easily accessible to kids, youth, teens, adults, and seniors. Great for gifts and care packages. (Ask about large print and ebook versions!)

What are some ways to share this devotional?

This devotional is easy to share far and wide! Here are some options to get you started!

Have youth pass out to congregation during children’s message

Pass out in group meetings

Use as an openers or closer to a meeting

Bring to homebound congregants

Send to college students

Hand out in senior homes

Who are the contributors?

Michael Coffey is an ELCA pastor who has served congregations in central Texas for more than thirty years.

Mike Girlinghouse is the chaplain of LCM Canterbury, the Episcopal and ELCA Campus Ministry at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, and the founder of Gracepoint Renewal Ministries.

Angela !Khabeb is a writer, speaker, and preacher. She lives with her husband, Benhi, and their three children in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Lydia Posselt is associate pastor of evangelism and mission at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Vienna, Virginia. She and her family enjoy reading books and taking walks in nearby Reston.

Lisa A. Smith, a writer and ELCA pastor, lives in Anchorage, Alaska, with her three children and spouse. Her blog “Bedtime Theology” is at pastorlisawrites.com.

Harvard Stephens Jr. is a pastor and musician who has served in a variety of ministry settings, including ELCA seminaries, colleges, and community efforts, to remind young people that this is no time to live and uninspired life.