God Comes to Us in the Wilderness

The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the Lord."  Matthew 3:1-12

Most of us know how it feels to be lost ~ to be in some kind of wilderness that is unfamiliar... the landscape is bleak and it is impossible to find your bearings. You feel cut off ~ the extreme is feeling cut off from all that sustains life and hope! There is no food, no water and no gentle touch or voice to assure you that you are not alone.

During this Advent season we can be particularly aware of the many types of wilderness places in our lives and in the lives of many who are suffering in our world ~ refugees, children without parents, illness, fear of death, the pain of losing those you love too soon...

It is precisely in the wilderness places of our lives that God makes his home with us. God comes to prepare the way and leads us into greater community, justice and love.