Advent Devotional - Third Sunday in Advent

Isaiah 12:3-4a:   With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation!  In that wonderful day you will sing: “Thank the Lord! Praise his name! Tell the nations what he has done.

We’re in the season of joy! With it comes a flurry of activities that can be both joyful and exhausting. Yet, this season isn’t about the biggest sale, largest present, or best tasting mincemeat pie. It’s about the greatest gift ever given!  Jesus!  His name means “God is Salvation;” Immanuel, “God with us!”  This gift of love didn’t come wrapped in ribbons and garland but was heralded by heaven’s angels.

Joy to the world, the Lord has come, let earth receive her King! 

PRAYER
Lord, help us to move through this holy season with wonder and joyful praise for the amazing gift and grace given to us in Christ our Savior. 

Rev. Jane Johnson, Minister at Large