From global ecological disaster to national political crisis to local violence - and even the recent vandalism of our church sign - we, like those who first heard the Good News of Christ's birth, long for God to "break in" and stop the harm. What a strange and beautiful gift to remember that the good news of Christmas is made for a time like this: in the first chapter of Luke, verse five reminds us that the gospel story starts "in the time of Herod," a ruler remembered for his brutality and suspicion. Our Advent journey this year invites us to name our fears, trusting in the power of divine hope to break in, still.

Sunday, November 30, 2025 Rev. Molly Vetter