“Grace” Notes (Advent)
HOPE: (Read Isaiah 9:2; Eph. 2:12,13 cf. 1Peter1:3-5). On this first Sunday of Advent, one of three purple candles on the Advent wreath, is lit as a symbol of hope. Some years ago, I encountered words that have stayed with me…”Hope is Faith standing on tiptoe” – go figure! The …