How Does a Weary World Rejoice?

Today we celebrate Baptism of the Lord Sunday, reflecting on our belovedness, and baptizing several children of the church.

On this fourth Sunday in Advent, we explore how music and singing supported “robust hope” for those who came before us, what it does for us today and how those tunes and melodies will support and transform generations still to come.

Can we grow in our capacity to be amazed and to experience awe? How are awe and amazement related to joy?

Today on the second Sunday of Advent, we continue to contemplate the notion of how a weary world rejoices. What is happiness? What is joy and where does it come from? What part does connection with others play in joy?