Waiting for Comfort

"Comfort, comfort ye my people" is the message God gave to Isaiah to bring to Israel in captivity. The heart and essence of God is comfort to a wounded and broken people. The shepherd's staff and the unfurled blanket speak of the comfort a shepherd brings to lost and cold sheep. Behind the altar are the trees, filled with the lights of home and the welcome that home brings to those who have been gone a long time. Advent is a time to welcome people home to church who have been gone for a long time. It's a place where there is tender good news that warfare is over, sins are forgiven and healing is available.