THE GOSPEL
Mark 1:1-8People of the whole Judean countryside
and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem
were being baptized by him.
Now, we,
everywhere,
ache
in holy hunger
waiting for
you.
Come to us all, Lord Jesus.
Turn our crooked roads
into smooth paths.
Send gentle rain
and teeming
harvests of
justice
and
healing.
Make all well, and make
each and every one a
channel of your
peace.
THE FIRST READING
Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God.
The world and
all of us within it cry out,
come to us,
O Lord!
Like a shepherd, who gathers
the lambs and leads
them home,
hold us close now,
and make us
safe.
THE SECOND READING
2 Peter 3:8-14But according to his promise we await new heavens
and a new earth.
O God,
a thousand years
are like a day
for you.
To us
one day can seem
like a thousand
years!
When
will you
come again?
Please
do not delay.
Touch our
hearts.
Be our grace
every
single
second,
our grace
and our
peace!
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