From Our Pastor: Third Sunday of Advent

Zephaniah 3:14-20; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18

In this Sunday's Gospel, John’s call to repentance encourages the Advent pilgrim to turn toward God in preparation of receiving the Christ child. It is an invitation for God’s light to expose that which needs the “ax...at the root” of our lives (v. 9). Then we may exchange injustice, greed, and shallow religiosity for a baptized heart—a heart transformed by the Holy Spirit and the cleansing fire of passionate concern for a world in need. Rather than condemn his hearers, John encourages them to embrace fully the tangible reality of God’s love that comes to dwell with us in the life of Jesus, the one who is the Messiah.

Pr. Rock

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