Yeats and Malachi

"As we move towards Bethlehem this year, not needing to slouch, I pray we will welcome, despite all odds, the Savior born there, welcome, perhaps less alone this year than last, welcome with a glimmer and sparkle in our eyes that reveals a broad and joyful smile that not even our masks can hide." Rev. Larry Hayward preaches on the Second Sunday of Advent. A reading of “The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats (1919) is paired with the Scripture lesson, Malachi 3:1-4; 4:2-6.