pspanPrayer Inspired by Luke 3:1-6./span/ppspan Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea, and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilina;/span/ppspan Under the high priests Annas and Caiphas; the word of the Lord was made unto John, the son of Zechariah, in the desert./span/ppspan And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of sins;/span/ppspan 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./span/ppspan Every valley shall be filled; and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight; and the rough ways plain;/span/ppspanAnd all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”/span/ppbr/ppspanPrayer Inspired by Luke 3:1-6./span/ppspanHeavenly Father,/span/ppspanIn this sacred moment, we come before You with hearts open and ready to receive Your word. Just as John the Baptist proclaimed in the wilderness, we too seek to prepare the way for Your presence in our lives./span/ppspanLord, help us to recognize the valleys of despair and doubt within us, and fill them with Your hope and love. Remove the mountains of pride and fear that stand in our way, and make the crooked paths of our lives straight with Your guidance./span/ppspanAs we hear the call to repentance, may we embrace the baptism of penance, cleansing our souls and renewing our spirits. Let us be voices crying out in our own deserts, sharing the /spanhttps://nwufortherese.education/2021/11/30/responsorial-psalm-for-second-sunday-of-advent-year-c//pbr/br/Support this podcast at — a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/education-for-all-and-entertainment/donations'https://redcircle.com/education-for-all-and-entertainment/donations/abr/br/Advertising Inquiries: a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'https://redcircle.com/brands/abr/br/Privacy Opt-Out: a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'https://redcircle.com/privacy/a