Sunday Reflection (December 5, 2021)

Does the Word of God come through pundits Fox or CNBC

or MSNBC or CNN? Does the Word of God come through

politicians who love to manipulate religious faith for their

own benefit? Through whom does the Word of God come?

The Gospel of Luke (3:1-3) has a list of the most widely

recognized names of those days, but the Word of God did not

come through any of the powerful and influential. Rather,

God’s word came through an eccentric prophet who lived

in the wilderness, and ate grasshoppers dipped in honey.

That was even strange for those days. We call him

John the Baptist.

God’s word comes through us when we bear witness

to God’s Word in Jesus Christ in word and deed. God’s

Word works through us to prepare the way of the Lord,

and I do not mean stocking our basements with assault

weapons and massive amounts of food. Rather, it is us

attending to our own sins. What is it that God wants you

to straighten in your life? What crooked roads of society

can you influence to straighten out? What roads can we

build to bring hope to life? As a response to God coming

to us in Jesus Christ, may our way of life demonstrate

God’s love and compassion.