John 11:38-44 Advent is a season of Glory! “Hark! The herald angels sing, ‘Glory to the newborn King!’”  “Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o’er the plain; and the mountains in reply, echo forth their joyous strains: Gloria-in-excelsis Deo…!” Which means, “Glory… to God in the highest!” And from our first reading this morning: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; and we beheld his glory…!” We have just stepped into a season of close encounters of the most wonderful kind. Today, we enter the season of Advent, and [READ MORE]