Joy is to be found in accompaniment rather than control and exploitation.

Advent is the time of your to hold lights of mercy in any and every darkness to guide all feet in the ways of peace.

Advent means “coming.”  Advent is our yearly exercise of preparing our hearts, minds, homes, and schedules for the in-breaking of Jesus Christ.

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me.

You that have no money, come, buy, and eat!

In the not-knowing are the wells of creativity.

Therefore, since it is by God's mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose hear.

You will know them by their fruits. …A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

Teacher, we know that you are sincere and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality.

So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Old Testament:  Psalm 85  (Link to text: https://bible.oremus.org/?ql=593001011)

New Testament:  Romans 6:1b-11  (Link to text:  https://bible.oremus.org/?ql=593001062)