Devotion
Advent III - C
Advent Penance
Luke 3:7-18
3:8 Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our ancestor'; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
3:9 Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."
3:10 And the crowds asked him, "What then should we do?"
3:11 In reply he said to them, "Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise."
3:12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what should we do?"
3:13 He said to them, "Collect no more than the amount prescribed for you."
3:14 Soldiers also asked him, "And we, what should we do?" He said to them, "Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages."
3:15 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah,
3:16 John answered all of them by saying, "I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
3:17 His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."
3:18 So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people.
Devotion
You’ve got to be
kidding,
J. B.
I need that spare
coat
in case I lose one.
Will our tax system
ever be fair?
Military threats
keep us equal in
power.
What is wrong with
these things?
Stones: you say
‘God can make a
people like us
from these stones?’
The ax is in your
hands,
the winnowing fork is
raised!
Why not fertilizer?
Give us more time.
Our white privilege
is too precious.
J.B.
We are not ready for
penance.
Haven’t you heard
of critical race
theory?
And besides
Jesus was not
really brown.
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