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Key Passage
Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he." (Matthew 11:11)
Questions
Adults: How do you prepare yourself to meet Christ in those around you?
Children: What good thing have you done so far during Advent to be like Jesus?

Readings

First Reading • Israel's Deliverance
Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
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Psalm
Psalms 146:6c-7, 8-9a, 9b-10 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading • Patience
James 5:7-10 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
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Gospel • Christ's Witness to John
Matthew 11:2-11 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
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