Advent

Jesus breaks into our world like a comet, shattering our illusions about who we are and who God is, and freeing us from the darkness which held us captive by overcoming it.

This peace is solid and lasting. This peace transcends all the conflict of life here, surpassing understanding.

You have been given Jesus. He belongs to you, and you belong to Him.

Peace in Jesus is not simply the absence of conflict or fear, but the fullness of love.

The message is this: All that God promised in the Old Testament is now being fulfilled.

It's Jesus' voice, his pronouncement of who he is, that calms the disciples' fears.

We think the opposite of fear is peace, but many times Jesus contrasts fear with faith.

Jesus is never "only." Jesus is everything!

The Word--made-flesh came in the darkest hour of night when all hope seemed lost.

Every day we are faced with events and circumstances that attack the very notion that everything is right.