“Repentance isn’t about wallowing in shame and guilt,” writes the Rev. Matthew Welsch. “The Christian call to repentance is an invitation to turn around. To stop, take stock of our lives, and then realign ourselves to God’s vision for the world. Repentance is an act of joy.”
“Repentance is a gift,” preaches the Rev. Michael Bird. When we repent, we acknowledge all the things we carry that weigh us down — and we let them go.
“At our specific time and place in history,” writes Kathy Bozzuti-Jones, “and as we draw close to the celebration of Jesus’s birth during Advent, we are invited again to prepare our hearts to receive God’s love here on earth.”
“In Advent, we remind each another and ourselves that God is actively at work bringing about the end of the world as it is,” preaches the Rev. Matt Welsch, “in order to make way for the world as it will be.”
“Christians need not despair,” writes Summerlee Staten, “God’s word for us is eternal — the pinprick of light before and beyond the coming storm. When we keep our eyes on that light . . . we see beyond the darkness, guarding a future not fully known to us, and yet already held by God.”
Acclaimed conductor Jane Glover, who leads Trinity's performances this season, on what first captivated her about Handel’s masterpiece — and what keeps drawing her back.
