Some of us are anxious about peace - we worry that it could be shattered at any moment. Advent is a reminder about the durability and trustworthiness of the peace Christ brings to us. It is not a fluke or an accident, it is not based on human consensus or mutual peacemaking, and it will not fail. The covenant of peace God makes with us is rooted in his unshakable good will toward us, and relies not on humans managing to reconcile but on God’s intervening and transforming love. Deacon Lisa Elmers preaches from Isaiah 11:1-10.