Rev. Gary Kennedy shares insight into the Advent Candle of Hope. Advent is a reminder not only of the coming of the birth of the Messiah, but also the second coming of Jesus. God is a God of hope for a world that is off-base while culture leads us toward danger. We have hope for the future stated throughout scripture. After His resurrection, Jesus told us “I will be with you always.” The prophet Micah told us “many nations shall come, and say: ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob’ . . .” Micah 4:2 Then in Luke Jesus said, “. . . they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.” And later he said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” Luke 21:27, 33