Lesson background
We’ve reached the third Sunday of Advent. We are more than halfway to the birth of Jesus, the one who is the source of all joy. Each year as we light the candle of joy on the Advent wreath, I find the first line of “The Canticle of the Turning” playing in my head (“My soul cries out with a joyful shout…”). This Advent hymn not only captures the bold message of social justice that Mary sings about the child in...
