That human beings are complex beings is so axiomatic, it hardly bears mentioning. We are all individuals, each of whom have our own unique circumstances, strengths, and challenges. Although we are all individually different, we have more in common that separates us.
Long ago, some wise anonymous person said, “never lose an opportunity to see something beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.”1 In her third talk in a series based on Wendy Farley’s book Beguiled by Beauty: Cultivating a Life of Contemplation and Compassion2, Rev. Joanne asks us to look for and see the beauty in life’s imperfections, not just in art, music, or nature.
As she has done each Sunday in Advent this year, Rev. Joanne again provides us with assurances from the Book of Isaiah that God is with us:
In this second week of Advent, we move from a message of hope last week to a message of love this week. Again drawing upon the Old Testament Book of Isaiah, Rev. Joanne tells us the story of The Sign of Immanuel. Coming from Isaiah, Chapter 7, it speaks of the two Jewish kingdoms in their response to a threat from the Assyrians.
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