We're trying a new format for the virtual lectio! After the prayer and reading the texts, Fr. Nathaniel chats with Jim McNeely about a Gospel take on the texts of the week:

The conversation explores the themes of repentance, anticipation, righteousness, justice, mercy and boundless love throughout the texts. Focusing on the figure of John the Baptist, they consider his testament as embodying the culmination of the Old Testament Law and his role in preparing the way for Christ. The scholars use the passage from Isaiah to explore the creation of a new heavens and a new earth, contemplating the relationship between law, prophecy, and angelic and demonic voices. The discussion highlights the tension between human perceptions of justice, righteousness and salvation and God's acts of grace in light of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.