A Swiss man, Jean Francois Vernetti, is listed in Guinness World Records 2004. What did Mr. Vernetti do that was so extraordinary? He made the Guiness book because of his enormous collection of "Do Not Disturb" signs. In his travels to 131 countries, Vernetti has amassed a collection of 2,915 "Do Not Disturb" signs in a variety of languages. He dreams of collecting such signs from all 191 countries of the world. (1)

Who would have thought that this would be a universal sign? "Do Not Disturb." On second thought, that is the sentiment of many, many people. "Leave me alone." "Let it be." "Don't rock the boat." But then, on this Second Sunday of Advent comes the prophet Isaiah--with words to both encourage and to disturb. He writes,

"A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a bran…