Mark 1:1-8 “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” (Isaiah 40:2) “Righteousness shall go before the Lord and shall prepare for God a pathway.” (Psalm 85:13) “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” (Mark 1:8) Here is what strikes me …
Tag: Advent 2B
Turning Around…
Mark 1:1-8 It is a risky thing, and limiting, I know, to look for parallels between us and the natural world, for I expect the human mind and heart and soul tend to be a whole lot more complex than what can be observed outside my kitchen window. And yet, every time this happens, it …
“Preparing the Way…”
2 Peter 3:8-15a Mark 1:1-8 My dad grew up in a quaint, historic town in Massachusetts. It is one where the dates in the graveyard date back to before the Revolutionary War and as a result, it is a place where it seems history is literally to be discovered around every corner. It has been …
Where Righteousness is at Home…
2 Peter 3:8-15a “But, in accordance with his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home…” 2nd Peter 3:13 I simply love the imagery offered to us in this week’s lesson from Second Peter. In these words we are encouraged in this long wait that is ours. More than …