The 2nd Sunday of Advent = Peace

Today is the 2nd Sunday of Advent...The Sunday of Peace.

"Our peace is found in God and in His Son, Jesus Christ.  John the Baptist, and all the prophets remind us, that to receive peace we must be prepared for it."

"We light this candle today to remind us that Christ is the Prince of Peace, the One promised from the beginning of the world.  We thank God for the hope He gives us and for the peace He bestows."

Let us pray: 

"O God of Peace, Emmanuel, we pray You to send Your light into our hearts at this time.

Help us to be ready for the day and the hour of Christ's appearing.

Work in our hearts at this time and help us prepare ourselves for the peace that He brings--

the inner peace that tells us that we are united with You and the outer peace, 

which will come when He returns to judge the world.

Bless our worship that it may be pleasing unto You, and bless us that we may prove to be 

Your faithful servants.

Amen."

Then we sang this little chorus to the tune of "Away in the Manger":

"A candle is burning, a candle of peace, 

a candle to signal that conflict must cease;

For Jesus is coming to show us the way;

A message of peace humbly laid in the hay."

"His name shall be called...

Prince of Peace." 

Isaiah 9:6

This evening after our evening worship service we were talking about how amazing and wonderful our God is...and we were looking at the three windows in the back of the sanctuary, because our speaker this evening spoke about the "Trinity", God in the three persons, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.  And he mentioned in his message that it was kind of like this window...three in one. And when we looked at the window, we couldn't help but notice that the greenery decorations placed on the window spelled out a special message: WOW.    And that is just how we felt at that moment..."WOW!"  Yes, that is our awesome Heavenly Father...God in Three Persons, Blessed Trinity.  "WOW!"   just "WOW"!!!!

This is what that window looks like in the daytime, withe sunlight shining through. But this picture was taken at another time, before the decorations were on there.  I can still say "WOW"...Just "WOW".

May the Prince of Peace give you peace in your hearts and lives today. Amen.