Many churches around the world, including many United Methodists, follow the “Common Lectionary,” a three-year cycle of scriptures for sermons and readings for worship throughout the liturgical year. In that lectionary, the Gospel reading for the first Sunday of Advent is always this one: either this passage from Luke or the same passage as it appears with slight differences in Mark and Matthew. So, on this week of the year, around the world, pastors across denominations join hearts and souls together to ask that eternal question, “What am I supposed to do with this?”
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