A Sample Advent Banner

Since the Scripture readings for Advent are filled with so many images, Advent banners are helpful in portraying their message in a colorful and powerful symbolic way. Always begin preparations for Advent by considering the Scripture lessons that will be read. The following description is one example of a visual image that is based on an appropriate Scripture reading. Several Advent lessons talk about preparing the way of the Lord. The path should be made straight, level, and smooth. This suggests a banner that shows a road beginning from a dark, rocky place that forces it through a torturous route. Gradually, the way becomes straighter and smoother until it is upgraded to the status of a highway for our Lord. This idea of progression can be presented in an especially effective way if the banner is made so that it moves each Sunday to reveal the next part of the road. Think of mounting the whole banner like a huge roller towel. Of course, a banner fixed in this way is stationary and …