Advent 2024 - Hope

As we come to the first Sunday of Advent, a new beginning for the church year to come, we are reminded that we are people who hope because of who God is, who God has always been, and who God continues to be. Our hope is not unrealistic. We have hope not only because of what God has promised to us is yet to come but also because of the promises God has already fulfilled. There- fore, while we may live in a reality where there is brokenness and despair, and we know that things are not as they should be, we hope in God, who is continually working to make things right and good and whole.