I doubt there ever was an easy time to live. But as I am buffeted by many present threats to life such as COVID-19 that many try to wish away, climate change that has been downplayed for forty years or more, and ever more violent backlash against attempts to begin to dismantle the caste system in North America, I find it difficult not to despair. Nonetheless, the readings for the second Sunday of Advent give me cause for hope.
This Sunday, November 28th, 2021, is the First Sunday of Advent. Associate, Joan Fraser, of Truro, Nova Scotia, graciously volunteered to share her Advent Reflection as we wait in joyful anticipation for the birth of Jesus Christ.
Please take some quiet time to reflect on Joan's Advent sharing.
This commemoration was initiated by the UN Women’s Official Committee for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It began their sixteen days of action, November 25 to December 10, initiated 30 years ago, to eliminate gender-based violence.
