Prepare: A Sermon by Gabriella Conklin

Sermon 12/8/2019
A few of the people that knew I would be preaching on today’s gospel from Matthew apologized and wished me luck only adding to the personal despair that was already stirring in me during the studying and writing process. This week’s texts are heavy with metaphors and imagery meant to deliver hope to us as we wait for the coming of the Christ, but the harsh judgements coming from John the Baptist in the gospel of Matthew seem to overshadow the hope that can be found here in our readings.