Peace

If you missed last week’s blog, please read the intro below first, which explains what this blog will be doing during Advent.

​For this second week of Advent that begins on Sunday, December 10, the scripture is Mark 1:1-8. As you read the scripture, look for signs of peace. What word, phrase, or image represents a sign of peace to you?

Mark 1: 1-8[i]The Proclamation of John the Baptist1 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ.
2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,
“See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
    who will prepare your way,
3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
    ‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
    make his paths straight,’ ”
4 so John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And the whole Judean region and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him and were baptized by him in the River Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7 He proclaimed, “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of his sandals. 8 I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

Reflection Question:
Where did you see signs of peace? There are no right or wrong answers.

Action: Explore, perhaps in a journal, why this word, phrase, or image is a sign of peace for you.
Action: Be a sign of peace for someone this week.  


[i]New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition (NRSVUE). Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.