Sunday, December 5, 2021

What, or Who Do We Listen To?

 Scripture: Baruch 5:1-9 or Malachi 3:1-4  • Luke 1:68-79  • Philippians 1:3-11  •
















The prophet Isaiah foretold the coming of a voice of one crying in the wilderness, called, and calling us, to prepare the way of the Lord, to make his paths straight, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.  From Luke's gospel, we recognize this to be John the Baptist, or better yet, to begin with John the Baptist. We are to prepare for a new beginning.

What is a prophet? What do prophets do? Why do we need a prophet? That is the question The Rev. Leon Johnson asks in his homily, "Who Needs a Prophet" What do you think about prophets, and why do you think we do, or don't, need prophets? What does John the Baptist do? What are we called to do?

What, or whose voice do we listen to? The Rev. Lucy Standlund, in "Prepare the Way," asks. 
Is it the voice of the powerful and privileged? Debie Thomas examines this, and more in 

In "This Isn't the Way It's Supposed to Be," The Rev. Frank Pagano tells us it is good news to know something isn't what it should be, and to be able to move on, with hope and the power to move on to God's peace with forgiveness. 

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