This Sunday we celebrate the sacrament of Baptism and the first Sunday of Advent. We light the candle of hope today.
We light this candle to recall a story that is told
For all throughout the world.
Today we recall the story of Mary of Nazareth
who saw visions and dreamed dreams.
We listen to her story and we accept her role in the story,
even though she was too young,
even though she was a woman,
even though she lived in a town far outside of Jerusalem,
a town smaller than Steinbach or even Niverville.
May our light of acceptance overcome the darkness.