Tonight we focus on the climactic fourth name given to the coming Messiah from Isaiah’s familiar words in chapter 9. The promised child, the Son which is given, will be called the “Prince of Peace.”

Standing at the edge of the Upper Pool, a rock-hewn aqueduct, near the Gihon Spring, we find King Ahaz of Judah, deathly afraid.

Once upon a time, there were two men who had a meeting. One didn’t really want to be there, the other wouldn’t have missed this meeting for the world.

It happens every year, at least for me. At some point during the season of Lent, I really feel the guilt and the sadness that my sins have brought to me. Maybe you do to? If you do, that’s good and healthy.

For most of us, it’s hard to imagine what it’s like to be totally blind, isn’t it? Children often play games where they pretend to be blind: pin the tail on the donkey, swinging at a pinata, and “Marco Polo” just to name a few.