I have to admit that I smiled a bit when I first saw the clergy calendar for December and noticed I was on the schedule for the second Sunday of Advent. I knew this was a day I had celebrated quite a few times before and, in fact, I’ve preached on Advent 2 at St. Mary’s just about every year since 2016. 2018 is the only exception. So, I thought to myself: what in the world am I going to say about John the Baptist this year that I haven’t already said at least a few times here before?

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