Awaiting the Already, Week 1: Hurry Up And Slow Down

Mark 1: 1-8

In a world where everything is moving at a blistering pace, Christmastime often cranks things up to 11. Mark, the writer of arguably the fastest paced Gospel, starts his book with John the Baptist’s call to prepare the way for the Lord. Advent’s interruption of the space-time continuum reminds us to do just that - to step out of the hurry and prepare.