In the horror of the impending Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem, Jeremiah promises her citizens that God would someday send a Righteous Branch to put everything to rights.

Yahweh is Our Righteousness — Midweek Advent Service, December 1, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-midweek-advent-service-1 Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211201-order-of-service.pdf

Jeremiah 33:14–16 1 Corinthians 1:26–31 Matthew 5:2–12

Hymns: - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: Text: Latin c. 12th cent; tr.John Mason Neale; Tune: French, 15th cent; Tune and text: Public domain. - Comfort, Comfort Ye My People: Text: Johann Olearius, tr. Catherine Winkworth; Tune: Trente Quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551, Geneva; Text and tune: Public domain. - Prepare the Royal Highway: Text: Franz Mikael Franzen, tr. from Lutheran Book of Worship, © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, used with permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001220. Tune: Swedish, public domain.