In this Advent, we hear a set of 4 biblical stories that foreground the 4 elements of nature: fire, air, water, and earth. The creation itself appears to witness to and long for God’s arrival. We wait, with heaven and nature, for the joy that is coming to the whole world.
The 2nd Sunday of Advent opens us unto the air. We hear a story from Ezekiel, who shares a chilling and ultimately hopeful story about a valley of dead bodies brought back to life. By what? By wind, by breath, by Spirit. The air announces Christ’s coming. Rev. Lewicki, preaching.