This Sunday, as we begin our annual Advent adventure and light the candle for “Prophetic Hope,” Micah will tie the start of the ancient Nativity narrative to the persistent power of World AIDS Day and those activists and organizers in our midst who keep acting up in order to uplift the lives that are most endangered right now.

In the stories our traditions tell, Jesus is Trouble to the Roman Empire and the abiding queer truth of that trouble just might keep us all lit for the collective liberation work that still lies ahead.