Leader: Come, let us be about our

Leader: Come, let us be about our preparations for a new advent of love among us.

people: The wastelands of life around us cannot shut out the promise of life-giving water.

leader: Hatred and warfare, injustice and suffering, are not the last word, for they are not of God.

people: We hear again the promise of peace, coming in the one who lived Shalom among all people.

leader: We see again the light God promises in the midst of our darkness.

people: We are feeling again the joy that comes through partnership in the gospel.

leader: May…