3 min readby Brian Flagg, December 8, 2013 Second Sunday of Advent Mathew 3: 1-12 In due course John the Baptist appeared; he preached in the wilderness of Judaea and this was his message: -“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.” This was the man the prophet Isaiah spoke of when he said:                                 A voice cries in the wilderness:                                 prepare a way for the Lord,                                 make his paths straight. This man John wore a garment made of camel hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem