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Hey everybody, this is Aubur Chavez from Faith Matters.

In the spirit of this Christmas season, we are so excited to share a beautiful piece

with you written and read by Lori Forsyth.

She's the managing editor of the Faith Matters magazine, Wayfair.

And this piece is part of Wayfair's Advent series.

So if you've missed any other parts of the series, you can still find them at Wayfair magazine.org. And then you can also subscribe to the digital or print version of Wayfair

there for access to their incredible essays, interviews, poetry, art, and more. Advent is a time of

reflection and anticipation. And Lori's words offer a powerful reminder that joy isn't about

avoiding the hard things.

It's about embracing the light that shines through them.

We hope that this brings you a moment of peace and stillness during this busy season.

And we'd love to invite you back here on Christmas Eve for the culmination of the Advent series,

a short and powerful meditation with music to close this sacred time.

And now here's Lori Forsyth, reading Shining in Darkness.

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