AdventWord is an inspirational online Advent calendar featuring a daily prompt word selected from the Sunday Lectionary readings. Followers receive a daily meditation and image inspired by the day’s word, and are invited to share their own personal reflections, art, poetry, or other creative expression.
As we await the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we invite you to find quiet moments of reflection to help you stay connected to your faith, to others, and to God.
There are many ways to participate in AdventWord! And all of them are correct! Here are a few ideas:
- Read and pray over the daily emailed meditation during Advent
- Connect and discuss the day’s word with other disciples on our social media pages
- Share your own personal meditation to inspire others—whether visual or written. Haikus and poems, paintings, photographs, personal reflections, and more are all encouraged.
AdventWord is an offering of Forward Movement, a ministry of the Episcopal Church. Learn more about our ministry at forwardmovement.org.
To support AdventWord and all of Forward Movement’s offerings, consider making a donation.
How AdventWord Works
We choose a single word from the Sunday Lectionary readings for each day of the season of Advent. Shared in English and Spanish, we provide a daily meditation and visual image inspired by this word and invite your personal reflections via social media.
The daily meditations are sent as follows:
- Posted on AdventWord.org
- Emailed to participants
- Shared on our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts.
Around the world, prayers ascend in response to the daily meditations. People share their own reflections and visual art on their social media profiles, tagging #AdventWord to share with the wider community.
Sign up to receive the daily email meditation during Advent. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram.
AdventWord 2024 reflection prompt words
| December 1 | Humility | Humildad |
| December 2 | Abound | Abundar |
| December 3 | Redemption | Redención |
| December 4 | Sprout | Brotar |
| December 5 | Earnestly | Fervientemente |
| December 6 | Faithfulness | Fidelidad |
| December 7 | Safety | A Salvo |
| December 8 | Splendor | Esplendor |
| December 9 | Refine | Depurar |
| December 10 | Joy | Gozo |
| December 11 | Prepare | Preparar |
| December 12 | Righteousness | Rectitud |
| December 13 | Salvation | Salvación |
| December 14 | Proclaim | Proclamar |
| December 15 | Rejoice | Regocijarse |
| December 16 | Gentleness | Bondad |
| December 17 | Trust | Confiar |
| December 18 | Gather | Juntar |
| December 19 | Home | Hogar |
| December 20 | Love | Amor |
| December 21 | Mercy | Misericordia |
| December 22 | Lifted | Levantar |
| December 23 | Shine | Resplandecer |
| December 24 | Come | Acudir |
| December 25 | Fruit | Fruto |
About Forward Movement
Inspiring disciples and empowering evangelists around the globe every day, Forward Movement has been producing excellent, innovative resources to encourage spiritual growth in individuals and congregations for more than eighty years.
A ministry of the Episcopal Church since 1935, they are best known for Forward Day by Day, a daily devotional providing meditations on scripture readings. They continue to build on their history of encouraging discipleship and evangelism.
Today they offer books and eBooks for small groups or individual study as well as the following:
- Prayer resources
- Christian formation courses
- Leadership events
- Spanish and bilingual resources
- Pamphlets
- Downloadable resources
- Daily podcasts
- Apps for smartphones or tablets
- Online engagement opportunities
Forward Movement donates more than 100,000 resources for Bible study, daily reflection, and spiritual nourishment each year to prisoners, hospital patients, and nursing home residents in fifty countries.
Our ministry is made possible through generous donations, grants, and product sales.
Learn more about who we are at forwardmovement.org.
Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
The Episcopal Church welcomes you.