A voice crying in the wilderness
We begin Advent at a time in our own history in which we are living in fear. Sudden violence has come in Paris, France, where hundreds were wounded and nearly 150 people were killed in four different locations at the same time. This was accomplished by heavily armed, avowed terrorists, with the promise of more to come. In fact, those responsible have boasted that they are in a position to bring similar acts of terror to major metropolitan areas here in the U.S., though our own authorities assure us that this is not a credible threat at this time.