Isaiah 41:13-20 / Matthew 11:11-15
Life can be very much easier and comfortable when we have someone around to help us and guide us.
One good example is when we have to go to a foreign place for a meeting or for business.
It would be very much easier and enjoyable if we have someone to receive us at the airport and show us the way.
Then we would be able to enjoy the sights and the scenery without having the anxiety and the fear of the unknown.
In this season of Advent, there is someone who is ever willing to help us in our Advent journey towards Christmas.
John the Baptist is our Advent guide and he shows us the way and the preparations that we need to do.
His message is clear and simple - repentance and the conversion of heart.
We must remember that it is God who sent John the Baptist to be our Advent guide as we journey in faith towards Jesus.
Even Jesus, in the gospel, would exalted John the Baptist and affirmed that John was the one sent by God to turn the hearts of the people back to God.
So in our prayer, let us also ask John the Baptist to pray for us so that we can journey deeper into the heart of Jesus and in turn lead others to experience Jesus at Christmas.