Making Space for Hope

The voice of Jeremiah echoes down across 2600 years: “The days are surely coming, says the Lord…” A message of hope. The hope is that God is with us in whatever wasteland we find ourselves, and God invites us to be part of God’s work of restoring all things. This is the hope of Advent. Not that God waits for everything to be perfect – for all the details to come together in just the right configuration -- but that Jesus came in the messiness... in the midst of loose ends and unfinished business... in the midst of pain and suffering. And God invites us to embody that hope for others. So – with one candle lit on our Advent wreath, we begin this journey through the Season of Advent, and today we’re making space for hope.