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With newly ordained Deacon Gordon Bird Dec. 10, 2017

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So It Begins no scorecards okay this first full day is 1st May there's so many to think so many to think that help me prepare as this message is heard no readings on my way with their support inquiry as I was going to the process and of course all this love to the years course without her love and support and Bishop permission I wouldn't be up there relatives of course fellow parishioners that I've had so many engagement was through number of activities there they're all wondering how does formation really care about this long and of course the four matters not just the formal ones at the st. Paul Seminary but where the rubber meets the road where father Wilson was so generous and help me be an acolyte mask working around the altar that's really what you doing father melas when he was here before and and of course father vanhoose he is my sacristan set at Seminary so I was so is really blessed and deacons damage or two been very supportive in my journey SSS Deacon and my final took my adoration this morning at 1 a.m. in the morning I have the part of the Perpetual adoration thank you Father vanhoose I did it so I can prepare there's many people to help me prepare for for the D A kinnett and they've truly been God sense that's really what we're listening here today to one who he will prepare the way because in all four gospels and we heard Mark today the story of Jesus ministry Begins the same way with the story of the man who prepared the foreign John the Baptist was a godsend to make straight his pass as we heard prophetically and turn the hearts of people toward Jesus the one who would give them life through baptism of Holy Spirit John was fulfilling his ministry he was the last of the prophets of old and he was fulfilling the prophecy of up that Elijah would return and turn the hearts of the people so can we today voices in the wild in compelling ways like John the Baptist in his quest to turn people's hearts toward Jesus well if familiarity breeds contempt it really was not the case in the relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus know for John was a relative of Jesus he was older by a few months and there was certainly Jordan 4 fear humility as he established himself as the voice in the wilderness voice in the wilderness navigation on repentance and forgiveness of sin PBS baptizing with water he was Preparing People for someone who would do greater things or wonderous things you reading the gospel of John's well known reputation throughout most popular is he was different turn their hearts in another Direction someone John claimed himself he was not worthy to stoop down and untie his sandals Jesus was that someone who was baptized with the Holy Spirit and give life so there was no contempt for misunderstanding with John he was to prepare the way for the savior of the world and not alike we face today John often dealt with hostile and I contemptuous crowd in his ism and it may not be so different as I look out in the congregation with some of the challenges we all face right family friend coworkers neighbors an Outreach Ministry and virtues of Christian Living and these are issues that they certainly turn the heads and hearts of people and in certain directions with sometimes not so friendly we have to address that it's not so friendly of a fashion or form sometime text to Father Wilson When I first moved here 7 years ago we got me on Relevant Radio is one of his tips to kind of get engaged and so I became a bit of a relevant radio junkie when I hear about this you know about telling you about the good news of Jesus being savior I think of Father Simon when he says yes he's our savior that's great news but he's also our Lord and maybe isn't so great because you got to do what he says we have to do what he says and that's what John is speaking to it's time to prepare the way for the great teacher who's going to tell us to do what we need to do he told us so turning the hearts tour Jesus is not easy it takes preparation patience persistence and above all prayer and even inside look on the congregation during this Pulpit debut is Deacon I I see family and friends I grew up with me or watch me grow and then come to this nation whose God come to my assistance in the attempt to married to that's an opportunity can be difficult in discussion issues of the heart with people you know you know so well all too well serious no matter what are circumstances we are to preach the good news more by how we live and by what we say and so we're going to spread the news about the upcoming reconciliation example on Wednesday did All Saints here to 8 p.m. it's a invite someone rather than just invite someone it's a great day and we know what reconciliation to do to turn and transform the hearts of many people so believe what you teach you believe practice what you teach Archbishop had that yesterday resided these words to me and each of my newly ordained Deacon brother and place their hands on the gospel this is the same gospel we were learning in the second week of Advent of John John the Baptist preparing the people of this time for the true savior he had that unquiet Melody John turns the hearts of people to Jesus the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world and he says all through faith all who have faith in him and believe in him as Lord and say so soon in the Liturgy of the Eucharist will continue to True dark Hearts our bodies our souls toward Jesus giving glory to God I will pray that this Eucharistic celebration helps does straighteners give us wisdom and Grace to be Witnesses and turning others toward the Lamb of God

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