In a land that felt like a desert, parched for the Word of God, when things seemed darkest, God spoke. And He described how He would send one to clear a way in the wilderness for the Promised One. Generations later an old man stood in the Temple. The last prophet had been sent 400 years ago, and he expected this day to be like any other. Until it wasn't. God spoke to the old priest, telling him that the promise to Abraham of salvation for all humanity was finally, finally about to be fulfilled. Slavery had not crushed the dream. Rebellion had not crushed it. Exile had not crushed it. Years of silence had not crushed it. The Enemy had failed to curse humanity for eternity, and his defeat approached. The message of hope must again be declared. The old man faces the same choice we do - faith or doubt? Today, how do we respond to the call on our lives?