John the Baptist

John calls people to repentance and baptizes in the Jordan. The Gospels place his ministry at the threshold of Jesus’ public life.

Let the text introduce them.

Begin with Mark 1; Luke 3. Notice what the passage tells you, what it leaves unsaid, and what you may have brought to it from other retellings.

Make room for an encounter.

What question would you bring to this person’s story? Read slowly enough to notice a detail you have passed over before.