This Sunday at Peace

Scripture: Isaiah 10:33-11:10, Matthew 3:1-12

a note from Holly

The season of Advent comes when the world is dark and the night is long—when we need the light of hope and joy…fiercely.

Our foreparents on the plains had little they could do but wait the winter out:

The snow would pile high; their wagons couldn’t make it down the road.

So, they took the wheels off, brought them inside, and decorated them with greenery and candles.

I confess I love this time of year.  I love the forced slow-down—the reflection—that this season forces.

This Sunday, Peace Sunday, calls us to reach deep in a world where so much is broken. We’ll hear the traditional lessons from Isaiah and Matthew—the prophet Isaiah dreams of a time when a little child will play without a thought of harm and John the Baptist calls us to set things right—starting with our own lives.

We’ll find inspiration from a former NPR reporter turned expert on corruption to one another as we open our hearts to the potential and possibility of this season.

Peace to you,

Holly