Sermons

“This is a day of new beginnings, time to remember and move on, time to believe what love is bringing, laying to rest the pain that’s gone. Christ is alive, and goes before us to show and share what love can do. This is a day of new beginnings; our God is making all things new,” (from the hymn, “This Is A Day of New Beginnings”). Simeon had been waiting -- waiting for a lifetime, in fact -- for the coming of the promised Messiah. Waiting is a familiar experience which we talked about before Christmas as we waited for Christmas to arrive. However, this morning I am talking about a different kind of waiting. It's not like waiting in line at the supermarket. This kind of waiting is waiting to reach a goal or waiting for a "dream" to happen. Waiting for “A New Beginning!”