“May John the Baptist and so many others prepare the way for Jesus’ coming."Who has pointed you towards Jesus lately?//Mark 1:1-8The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,“See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way;the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’”John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. He proclaimed, “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”//This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Callie Swanlund, the Associate Rector at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church outside of Philadelphia, PA. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and The First Person Awake by Will Bangs. • Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go. • Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice. • Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episode by email. • Visit www.trcnyc.org/app or text TRCNYC to 77977 to download the Riverside app.• Visit www.callieswanlund.com to find out more about tall of Callie’s work and all the ways that you can connect with her.