Advent 3 - God is at work.
Matthew 11: 2-11, James 5: 7-10 How great it is to stand on the brink of a great new chapter for our world. A new start, a new government, a time of peace and prosperity and goodness for all people. Not a reference to Thursday’s General Election result – but a reflection of what our Bible readings have to say about the kingdom of God. However we feel about the new government, we can all agree that through the human decisions that are made at Westminster we want to see a country – even a world – where God’s will is done, where the values of the kingdom are honoured, where God is in charge, for the good of all God’s children. But how do we know what God’s kingdom looks like, and how do we become part of it? The passage we heard from Matthew comes from a time right at the start of Jesus’ ministry, when John the Baptist, who has been put into prison, is wondering about God’s kingdom . Specifically, John asks whether Jesus is here to bring in God’s kingdom. “Are you the o