Lectionary Lab PREMIUM Edition for the Third Sunday of Advent, Year B
December 17, 2023
Thinking the Texts by John Fairless
Isaiah asks (inherently) a powerful question: what can we, as God’s people, do to bring more righteousness and praise of God to our world? The answer, of course, is absolutely nothing, other than sow the seeds God grants in our lives. That rest belongs to God (see v. 11).
The Thessalonians are encouraged to start with r…