Sunday, December 6, 2020
Second Sunday in Advent
Throughout the ages, God has sent messengers with special messages for His people. Many centuries before the birth of Jesus, the prophet Isaiah told of how God would comfort His people. The ministry of Jesus was announced by the strong spoken messages of John the Baptizer in the wilderness. After the ascension of Jesus, written messages such as those of Peter, John, Paul, and James encouraged the first Christians into ongoing lives of faith and witness. Through His Word, the timeless messages of God come to us anew each week and in each changing season of the Church Year.
READINGS
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 40:1-11
(Comfort God’s people is proclaimed)
Psalm 85
Epistle Reading: 2 Peter 3:8-14
(The Day of the Lord will be coming)
HOLY GOSPEL: Mark 1:1-8
(John the Baptist announces the coming of Jesus)
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Let us pray. Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to make ready the way of Your only-begotten Son, that by His coming we may be enabled to serve You with pure minds; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.