This week in worship it is the first week of Advent, the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. We read echoes of "Fear Not" throughout the Bible. The Israelites faced an enormous task before them: years of rebuilding homes, replanting fields, and restoring community after years of exile. And yet, amid all that hard work, Isaiah offers them something far greater — a vision of hope. A hope for a brighter future.  A hope of genuine peace, lasting joy, and contentment found only in God. We dig into why, instead of fear, we should live as people of Hope.