*Call to Worship/Lighting of Wreath
Speaking as hope, though incomplete, began to feel tangible…
the prophet speaks.
Speaking into the time when the people were no longer exiled…
but the struggles were still real.
Isaiah outlines God’s vision for God’s people…
a vision of joy for ALL of God’s people.
God will bring Good News for the poor, God will bind up the wounds of the brokenhearted…
the imprisoned will be released.
In this time of Jubilee, grace and forgiveness will abound…
the foreigner and stranger will live among us.
Let us rejoice! Let us worship!
The God of all peoples envisions a time when we will all live within God’s realm on earth as it is in heaven.
Praise be!
Praise be!
*Hymn Star-Child #174 SPP, screen
In a time when our world is fragmented and filled with too much hate…
We light this third candle of Advent, a symbol of the joy that comes when we choose to live within the unfolding realm of God.
Tim is a runner, a hiker, a devoted husband, a father of two adult children and their spouses, and Granddaddy to four perfect children. Retired from early childhood education and ministry, Tim writes from his home in rural northwest Connecticut or wherever life takes him.
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