I haven’t posted sermons in a while.  This is going back to Advent season.  The birth of Jesus is like joy blossoming in the desert.  In the darkness of our sin and struggles, the light came to bring hope and joy.  Isaiah gives voice to this joyful coming as he describes the emergence of a garden in the desert (a return from exile to Eden?).  When we find ourselves in the desert, we can discover joy as we trust in God and walk in his ways, knowing he can transform the desert into a garden–though not always in ways we would expect.

“Joy Blossoms in the Desert” Isaiah 35:1-10 (click this link to open)