Isaiah 40: 1-11
Year B
“Comfort, o comfort my people.”
We hear these much-needed words from Isaiah on this Second Sunday of Advent during war raging in the Holy Land, increasing antisemitism, political extremism, and dark moods made darker by long winter days. We certainly could use some comfort, and a healthy dose of hope.
Isaiah’s words are directed to the Israelites living in exile from Jerusalem, from their homes, their...
