In today's Gospel we learn about John the Baptist and his role of preparing people for the coming of the Messiah.
Father in Heaven, we praise and glorify you. We thank you for bringing us together for this children's liturgy lesson. Please send us the Holy Spirit and fill our hearts with peace and love. Grant us the compassion to be kind, to listen, and to share your love with others. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the regionof Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the desert. John went throughout the whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah: A voice of one crying out in the desert: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The winding roads shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”
Source: Catholic Kids Media. December 4, 2024. He is coming! Advent 2C. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK28UOcF8uI
Father in Heaven, we thank you for saints like John the Baptist who remind us that you are coming. Help us to have the courage to be like them, and help prepare others for when you come again. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
