
Today we begin the new church year with the First Sunday of Advent. Advent, which means coming, is a season of hoping, waiting, yearning and preparing, but for what and for whom? In many old Lutheran liturgies, the story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem was the gospel story read on this Sunday. It was a colorful reminder that it is not simply
a baby in Bethlehem entering into our story,
but it is a savior who comes in the name of the Lord.
