This Sunday, the Covenant Players will be leading us in worship. I will not be preaching, but we still have an opportunity to reflect on this week's lectionary text: Mark 1:1-8. This will be the text that is read when the 2nd Advent candle is lit, the candle of peace.
Mark 1:3 quotes the prophet Isaiah in saying:
Look, I am sending my messenger before you.
He will prepare your way,
3 a voice shouting in the wilderness:
“Prepare the way for the Lord;
make his paths straight.”
Similar words are used by the prophets Malachi and Moses (Exodus).
So, preparing the way for the Lord has been a prophetic call throughout history. We relive that calling today, in this Advent season.
This Sunday represents peace. In a world where peace is hard to come by, the Lord brings peace by offering Christ for us, to us, and among us.
And preparing the way for Christ, who renews us by offering us the power of the Holy Spirit, brings us peace.
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