The Christmas season is full of cheery Santas and shiny wrapping paper, but in that first year, Mary and Joseph faced scary times – much as we do today. In Meeting Fear, we will consider fear and how it affects our relationship with God.

Join us every morning in Advent for this aural Advent calendar of daily reflections. Listen at http://dailyadvent.podbean.com or wherever you listen.

Brendan Barnicle is Interim Dean and Shana McCauley is Subdean at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon.