Members and Friends of Austin Mennonite Church As we journey through the season of Advent, we lift our eyes toward a new light and behold God at work redeeming the creation. We will watch and see God keeping the divine promise to bring peace, harmony, healing, and restoration to our lives, our communities, and our world. Our often unfulfilling efforts to secure these provisions for those who inhabit this planet with us are vindicated by God's determination to establish these capacities for us. We may leave behind us for this season our frustrations and aggravations, and embrace the beauty and comfort associated with God's love for us and for all others who live as neighbor to us. Let us hold reverently the blessing of God's magnificent display--the gift of infinite love and comprehensive redemption. May it go well with you. Garland Robertson ...always hold firmly to the thought that each one of us can do something to bring some portion of misery to an end