Religious Education
Listen! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door I will come in.
Rev 3:20
Dear Parents/Carers
This week 3/4 J led us in prayer to celebrate the second week of Advent. They used the idea of “action” to help understand the Gospel of Mark.
Mark 1:1-8
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark
Make straight the paths of the Lord
The beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah:
Look I am going to send my messenger before you;
He will prepare your way.
A voice cries in the wilderness:
Prepare a way for the Lord,
make his paths straight,
and so it was that John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. All Judaea and all the people of Jerusalem made their way to him, and as they were baptised by him in the river Jordan they confessed their sins. John wore a garment of camel-skin, and he lived on locusts and wild honey. In the course of his preaching he said, ‘Someone is following me, someone who is more powerful than I am, and I am not fit to kneel down and undo the strap of his sandals. I have baptised you with water, but he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit.’
Please find the link below for the liturgy that 3/4J led us through on Monday
Here are some questions that you might like to reflect about over the week.
Can you recall a time when you have had to consciously prepare yourself for what you were about to do?
Why is the wilderness an appropriate image for preparation?
How does this gospel passage relate to the Advent season?
How can we continue to prepare the way for the Lord?
Take Care
Bernadette Reed
(Religious Education Leader)