The Bible as a Library...check it out in Advent: 2nd Sunday in Advent

Listen to the homily here.

Notes:

The Bible is the best book in the whole world

·      Most copies, most read, best author

·      Interesting to me why it isn’t on secular “Non-Fiction Lists”

In Advent, our readings through the liturgy is organized amazingly throughout the Scriptures

·      Kind of like a librarian organizing all the books

·      Our Church has organized different books within the Bible to hone into the season

For instance, we listened to the beginning of the Gospel according to Mark

·      “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God.
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:
Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you;
he will prepare your way.
A voice of one crying out in the desert:
"Prepare the way of the Lord,
make straight his paths."

·      Prepare the way of the Lord…historical time and that is where we are in Advent

Isaiah

·      “Comfort, give comfort to my people,
says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her
that her service is at an end,
her guilt is expiated;
indeed, she has received from the hand of the LORD
double for all her sins.”

·      Sins are expiated: atonement!  Forgiveness!

As we walk through the last 16/15 days before Christmas, God gives us comfort, tenderly, proclamation

·      Confession is our way to receive physically and spiritually comfort, tenderly, service and forgiveness

·      I will be serving for confessions in Orr: Tuesday, and Cook: next Sunday

·      Confessions: Normal times, call

·      Big event will be on Tuesday, 19^th and my brothers are doing this for you