We entered the Advent season with a worship service about the promises of hope in this holy time of year. As should be expected when the sermon series is "Songs of Promise," there was plenty of music, including the choir singing "Carol of the Bells" and yours truly singing the title song of the sermon.
The sermon, "Bridge Over Troubled Water," explores how the most important prophecies and promises usually contain underlying truths that cannot be fully captured in words. Frequently, I believe, music helps to touch on some of these deeper meanings, including the powerful emotions that guide our yearnings in this world. I offered the famous Simon and Garfunkel song as a way to explore a frequently cited passage of Micah, which offers hope in difficult times to a people in exile -- a context that informs the most recognized Advent hymn, "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" ("That mourns in lonely exile here/Until the Son of God appear").
If you missed Sunday's sermon, if you'd like to listen to it again, or if you'd like to share it with others, you can find an audio recording here.
You can also listen to the related Communion meditation here and the closing benediction here.
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