And so again we are reminded that the desire of our flesh to see the salvation of God is to desire something that is a far cry from our present lived reality.
Year B
Advent 2
December 9, 2012
Sunday Between December 4 and December 10 Inclusive
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Sermon by the Rev. Dr. George Hermanson, "Forgiveness."
In my not so humble opinion, these 6 verses make for a pretty thin sermon on the second Sunday of Advent.
First, we get 3 verses helpfully pin-pointing the time and place of John the Baptist's ministry. As an adult. About 30 years after the time, place, person and event that we have gathered to prepare for.
Then we get 3 verses quoting Isaiah 40:3-5. Which is all good. But I wish the creators of the Lectionary had given us preachers texts that were closer to the story we are actually wanting to talk about.
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