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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>"</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Are we really in a Holy Season?” <span style='color:black'>a sermon for </span>2 Advent (C) for Dec<span style='color:black'>ember </span>9<span style='color:black'>, 2018, </span>based on Luke 3:1-6, <span style='color:black'>the first one at <a href="http://sjnj.com">http://sjnj.com</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>What we say and what we do do not always agree, if ever, but the divergence between the Christian way and the way of Christians seems sometimes far apart. Other faiths call us to question, as do those with no faith. How can we set some examples for others about what is the importance of Christmas?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Peace and blessings, </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Joe</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>(Preaching at Christ Episcopal Church, </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>East Norwalk, Connecticut<span style='color:black'>)</span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>