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Gospel Meditation: Third Sunday of Advent

By Jared Dees

The Testimony of John the Baptist (John 1:6-8, 19-28)

Let the following questions to guide you through a process of Lectio Divina:

LECTIO (Reading): What does this passage say that everyone should understand?

  • In what ways is Jesus like light?
  • What is it about John the Baptist that might have caused someone to think he was the Christ (Messiah), Elijah, or the Prophet?
  • Read Isaiah 40. What does this passage say about the mission of John the Baptist? What does it say about the mission of Jesus?

MEDITATION (Meditation): What does the text say to me, today, and to my life?

  • What testimony to the light can you share about Jesus?
  • What paths to the Lord need to be made straight in your life?
  • Do you think of Jesus with the same kind of humility as John the Baptist?

ORATIO (Prayer): What can I say to the Lord in response to his word?

  • What virtue can you ask of God to help you testify to the light?
  • In what areas of your life can you ask forgiveness for lacking straight paths to the Lord?
  • What other disciples testifying to the light of Christ can you pray for today?

CONTEMPLATIO (Contemplation): What conversion of the mind, heart, and life is the Lord asking of me?

  • How will you become more like John the Baptist?
  • How can you make straight the way of the Lord in your life?
  • How can you think with humility about Jesus Christ?

December 11, 2017 Filed Under: Lectio Divina Meditations

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Jared Dees is passionate about sharing practical resources to teach faith. He is best known for his website The Religion Teacher and is the author of many books including 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator, Christ in the Classroom, and Beatitales: 80 Fables about the Beatitudes for Children.

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