Is 40:1-5, 9-11
2Pt 3:8-14
Mk 1:1-8

This 2nd Sunday of Advent invites us to a much better life. In the 1st Reading, Isaiah comforts the Jews exiled in Babylon. God is coming to bring them home to Jerusalem, “He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart.” (Is 40:11)

As we wait for Christmas, let us remember this beautiful mission of Christ. He came to bring us to a new heaven & a new earth, a beautiful world where everyone is right with God (2Pt 3:13).

This wonderful promise is ours if we cooperate. Whatever is wrong in our life today can be traced back to our exile from God’s ways. For Jesus to carry us in His arms, we have to stop struggling and admit that we have not been right with God.

The Gospel calls us to confess & repent our sins, not just to sin no more, but to love some more. May this Christmas be the start of a new life and a new adventure with Jesus.