This Sunday we will be looking at the account of Zechariah receiving word from the angel Gabriel that his wife would give birth to John the Baptist. As these events unfold, the people of Israel were in a state of waiting, a state of expectation. They had longed for a messiah while living under the oppression of Roman rule. Many were likely living in a state of uncertainty over the future and unhappiness over their current circumstances. Zechariah himself was struggling after years of being unable to have children despite living a righteous life. But into this uncertainty, Zechariah receives a word of hope. And while he is initially in disbelief that change can come, he later sings praise to God and gives hope to others. Join us this Sunday as we recognize Thanksgiving and seek, like Zechariah, to proclaim words of hope and reassurance in our uncertain times.