Adapted from Mark 1:2-4, 7-8

Leader: As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way;

People: the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,'"

Leader: John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

People: He proclaimed, "The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals.

Leader: I have baptized you with…