THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
St. John the Baptist Preaching, c. 1665, by Mattia Preti,
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. [PD-US]
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar,
when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea,
and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee,
and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region
of Ituraea and Trachonitis,
and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas,
the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the desert.
John went throughout the whole region of the Jordan,
proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah:
A voice of one crying out in the desert:
“Prepare the way of the Lord,
make straight his paths.
Every valley shall be filled
and every mountain and hill shall be made low.
The winding roads shall be made straight,
and the rough ways made smooth,
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”
Luke 3:1-6
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WISHING YOU A PRAYERFUL ADVENT
AS WE PREPARE FOR THE BIRTH
OF THE CHRIST CHILD!
A voice cried out in the wilderness!
ReplyDeleteWe need those sweet voices, those voices of power and love today, don't we?
And yet that example is there, in the Word, waiting for us, wanting us to be brave and true and stand strong for God. For Jesus. For faith.
Thank you, Debby!!!!!
Dear Friends, know that you are being covered with prayer. May God bless you and keep you in His care!
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