Bishop Graham draws on Paul's Letter to the Ephesians: when we are root our lives deeply in Christ's love we can achieve more than we could ever have asked or imagined.
Paul reminds the the gentiles that Jesus, through his death and resurrection, has broken the walls of enmity and division between God and between his people. We are all, because of this, one family of God, a new creation, a new humanity.
In the final sermon of this series, Teri-Anne tells us that how fear of the Lord, when properly understood, will lead us into the fullness of advent joy.
The tongue cannot be tamed but we can ask the Holy Spirit to help us that when we speak we are filled with joy, peace, patience, gentleness, kindness, goodness, good news, self control and love.