Today, we continue our journey to the manger on this third Sunday of Advent. This Sunday we welcome JOY into our hearts, as we prepare once again for the birth of Jesus. We experience joy when we take our eyes off our own situation and focus on blessing, building up, encouraging, or serving others…When we take our eyes off ourselves and focus on someone else, we open ourselves to a different way of seeing and being. We become someone’s angel, a messenger of God’s good news, a gift during a time of need. So, on this Joy Sunday or any other day, “my hope is that you will remind yourself that almost all your most exciting, life-giving, and joy-filled experiences have come because” like Mary “you took a risk, stepped outside your comfort zone, and said yes to God’s call, in spite of your fears.” Thank You to Davy Young who read our Scriptures, Rick Boyle who lit the Advent Candle and did our Intercessions, and Jose Cueto who recorded the service.