A man was fishing on a river bank at an isolated spot where he was certain no one would see him. Suddenly, out of the bushes, a stranger appeared. “Have you had any luck?” the stranger asked politely. “I sure have,” said the fisherman. “I caught twenty-one pickerel, sixteen bass and a half-dozen catfish.” “That’s very interesting,” the stranger replied. “Permit me to introduce myself. My name is Jones. And I’m the toughest game warden in this State.” “Pleased to meet you” the fisherman replied. “My name is Smith, and I’m the biggest liar in this State.”
In today’s Gospel Lesson, Mark begins his Gospel with the story of John the Baptizer, God’s messenger whose voice cried out in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.” John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, Mark says, “preaching a baptism of repentance” (Mk. 1:2,3,4).
And so once again we encounter that Biblical word we all know and love so well.…
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