the manger scene when John the Baptizer jumps out and scares the bejeebers out of us. When it comes to John the Baptizer, no doubt we think of the Judean wilderness and the wild and untamed personality living in a place so stark one is hard pressed to call it sustainable. John was an outlier warning people to get themselves ready for “the One who was coming.”
Jesus and John were the sun and moon to one another. One paved the way; the other came as promised from ancient days. They argued on the river’s edge over who should baptize whom and Jesus pressed John with Hebrew prophecy of centuries before. They were the oddest of couples, this sun and moon in orbit together.
See you Sunday as we explore the depths of Advent!
Pastor Keith Herron
