Waiting is a harsh reality of life. Whether we find ourselves waiting for the light to change or for peace on Earth, waiting forces us to relinquish control over a situation. Therefore we usually greet times of waiting with anxiety and stress. But Baruch ben-Neriah tells Jews living in the second temple period of Jerusalem not to mourn in times of waiting, but to rejoice! Good times are coming! God has remembered them, and God has remembered you!
In this time of Advent, may we remember to wait with joy for the coming of our Lord, Emmanuel.
Full text of the sermon is at this link. A video will (hopefully) be up shortly.
http://www.aumethodists.org/worship/sermons/student-sermons/that-god-has-remembered-them/
Many thanks to Rev Phillip Phaneuf for his insight on this sermon, and to Rev Mark Schaefer and the AU United Methodist-Protestant Community for the opportunity to preach this sermon.
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