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What a situation Mary & Joseph were brought into by God! A newly engaged couple, a teenage pregnancy, and a fiancé trying to do the right thing by his religion, his community, his fiancé and himself. Joseph felt the only thing he could do was quietly divorce Mary but we see that God had other plans for their relationship. God intervened, Joseph listened, and they went on to raise the hope for all relationships on earth...Jesus! Reality is that many of us have been trying to handle our relationships with our own wisdom, and own strength for a long time but this week we remember that God is only Hope for Relationships.

What a situation Mary & Joseph were brought into by God! A newly engaged couple, a teenage pregnancy, and a fiancé trying to do the right thing by his religion, his community, his fiancé and himself. Joseph felt the only thing he could do was quietly divorce Mary but we see that God had other plans for their relationship. God intervened, Joseph listened, and they went on to raise the hope for all relationships on earth...Jesus! Reality is that many of us have been trying to handle our relationships with our own wisdom, and own strength for a long time but this week we remember that God is only Hope for Relationships.

The most popular Christmas hymn is Silent Night but when Jesus came to this world is was anything but silent. The world is in pain, people do evil things and chaos is everywhere and Jesus was born right into the middle of the pain, evil and chaos that sin brings. This week we look at the situation that Jesus was born into so that we can remember are true Hope for Peace. John 16:33 “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.

We begin our Advent journey looking at our Hope for Healing. So many people are waiting, have been waiting, or are just starting their journeys with hoping that they might find healing for their illness or the illness of a loved one. In our Gospel reading we meet two people who are looking for Jesus to bring healing to their lives. Jairus needs Jesus to heal his daughter and the woman needs Jesus to heal her bleeding ailment. In these stories we see Jesus perform miracles and heal them both, but we also remember this week that we have all been promised healing. The greatest healing came when Jesus forgave our sins and promised us that no matter what we face in this life we have a certain Hope for Healing in Him.