Advent 2C
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The coming of John the Baptist invites us to not only hear his words, but considering the context, recognize how they are for us, too.
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When John the Baptist appears in Luke, we are treated to the context, the excitement, and the vision of what is now happening.
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When John the Baptist appears in this week’s gospel, he comes with an overtly political message—one that we can’t really avoid.
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As we move into Advent 2, our focus shifts to John the Baptist, which puts us into the strange place of skipping ahead a bit.
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In the John the Baptizer, we encounter the very revelation of God. An encounter we have to recognize is also with us.
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For The Second Sunday of Advent Collect Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you…