SCRIPTURE READINGS
THE 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 and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
THE OLD TESTAMENT:
Isaiah 40:1-11
THE RESPONSE:
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
THE EPISTLE:
2 Peter 3:8-15a
THE GOSPEL:
Mark 1:1-8
Sermon
“I challenge us, as God’s people, to love for no good reason. To love just because that’s who we are, and that’s what nourishes life, and that’s what Jesus wants us to do.”
Deacon Turner Guidry