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Brad Sullivan 1 Advent, Year C November 22, 2015 Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, Bay City, TX Psalm 25:1-9 Luke 21:25-36 A World Alight With the Presence of Jesus I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Ours was great, up in Austin with lots of family at my brother and sister-in-law’s house. As my sister-in-law, Darlene, said, “It was perfect except that Dad wasn’t there.” There were some pangs of sadness here and there, but mostly it was very joyful. Joy combined with some sadness here and there is fairly descriptive of the Advent season. Advent is the beginning of our church year, the time of preparation for Jesus’ coming. So, it is a joyful time, waiting with hopeful expectation for Jesus’ return. While Advent happens just before Christmas, we’re not really preparing for Jesus’ birth. We’re preparing for his coming again. We wait with joy for his coming again. The s