3rd Sunday in Advent
A note of joyful expectation marks today’s worship. Isaiah announces that the desert
shall rejoice and blossom, and Jesus points to the unexpected and transforming
signs of God’s reign. We wait with patience for the coming of the Lord, even as we
rejoice at his presence among us this day: in word and holy supper, in church and in
our homes, in silent reflection and in works of justice and love. We pray that God
would open our eyes and ears to the wonders of Christ’s advent among us.
