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Podcast: West End UMC Podcast Audio Podcast
Episode: Rejoice and Do Not Fear
Description: We continue our trip through the Bible with today’s reading from Zephaniah. In the lectionary, because of its words of hope in hard times, readings from Zephaniah come up on the third Sunday in Advent and also on the night of Easter Vigil, which is the Saturday of the tomb before the resurrection on Easter Sunday. As the Israelites found themselves in Babylon, all of us find ourselves in times of desolation, and these words are meant for such times. Notably, the subject of nearly every sentence in our text is “I” or “God,” as God makes promises to the people...