In that day, the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting-place will be glorious! Isaiah 11:10 [preached in Amersfoort, so lections this morning are from Common Worship year A] The word Advent means, “the arrival of an important person or thing.”  And who could be a more important person than God Himself? This whole season we focus on Christ’s first coming, as…