Joy in the Midst of Despair – December 11, 2022

Scripture: Isaiah 35: 1-10; Luke 1: 46b-55

We wonder what one person, or one church, can do and we despair at the injustices of the world. When helplessness makes us feel weak in the hands or feeble in the knees, we are reminded of the power of the “lowly servants” as Mary’s prophetic voice rings out in the “Magnificat” (the song of one awe-struck young woman!). Things in the reign of God are topsy-turvy. As the Body of Christ, we must be “born again” this Advent into the awe of God that leads to the joy of liberating service.