Most of the time our readings for a particular week give us a fairly clear message that threads itself through our Sunday readings, but looking at our readings this week, I find very challenging to find that common thread or theme. The Word for the 2nd Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 Romans 15:4-9 Mathew 3:1-12 We open with a reading from the prophet Isaiah. Here he describes for us a vision of the ideal king… the one who will “fear the Lord” and be a just judge. His words will be his only weapons and his reign will bring universal peace. It will be so glorious that all nations will seek it out. To our Christian ears, it sounds as if he is describing Jesus himself. While this would not be incorrect, neither would it be completely correct. F...
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