December 10, 2017: Second Sunday of Advent

God is on the way is the message from the voice crying out in the desert, and so it's time to prepare for Him.  He may operate on a different timetable than us, but there's no doubt He's on His way.

The reading from Isaiah gives pictures of hills being made low, valleys rising up, the crooked made straight, and a highway in place for our God to come to us, which speak to how we should make our hearts ready for God, striving to be the holy people God has called us to be, as we prepare to see His glory. 

We take comfort that He is like a Shepherd guiding us to new Life in Him, baptizing us in the Holy Spirit, as St. John the Baptist says, so we can be a holy people.