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Waiting and Hastening

This sermon was delivered on the second Sunday of Advent in 2005. Comments or questions are always welcome. “Waiting and Hastening” The Rev. Zachary S. Sasser December 4, 2005 Advent 2B A young woman named Ashley Still from Thomas Dale High School died this week in a car wreck. I would like it if we could begin this time of reflection on the gospel with a moment of silent prayer for her family and in thanksgiving for her life and the important and seemingly inconsequential ways in which she influenced this world. Amen. Holiday shopping and Christmas Merriment are in full swing. Were I a bettin’ man I ‘d wager that most of us have full calendars even though the month has hardly begun. Choices have been made as to which sets of relatives you’ll see and when, and whether or not you will travel. Christmas cards are being written in a hurry. The Middle School Youth have already been working on their float for the Christmas parade, the children have been working on the play for a month, and