... for the sake of heavenly causes. Our text has two words that become backdrops for the entire season of Advent. Those words are "wilderness" and "about face." John comes out of the wilderness, the necessary passage on our pilgrimage toward God. Wilderness signifies being lost. We fear such moments, but God invites us to embrace those moments. Michael Podesta was visiting our congregation recently along with his calligraphy work which inspires us in all seasons. One of his works has these words: If as Herod ...
