Scripture for Advent 2: Isaiah 11.1–10; Psalm 72.1–7; Romans 15.4–13; Matthew 3.1–12 ‘Give peace a chance,’ sang John Lennon. What is peace? The Hebrew word which comes into English as ‘peace’ is Shalom, but this has a much broader meaning than the absence of conflict – whether between two nations, two families or two people. It has a […]