“Having Desert Space”
BUILDING ON 100 YEARS OF CARING AND SHARING
On this second Sunday of Advent we meet two of the main characters of the Advent season, Isaiah and John the Baptist. Both are prophets, the first from the Old Testament and the second, John the Baptist, from the New Testament. He was the chief announcer or precursor of Jesus prior to his public ministry. John the Baptist had been singled out by God in assisting people of his day to prepare for the one who was to come, the Messiah.
We notice from the Gospel reading that he had some strong words for his followers if they wished to respond to his message, a message to change their ways. What he said in coming forth from the wilderness contained an invitation to listen, to repent, to seek forgiveness.




