Scripture for the day: Malachi 3:1–4; Benedictus (as Canticle); Philippians 1:3–11; Luke 3:1–6 Luke’s gospel announces the imminent arrival of Jesus with words echoing the prophets, whose language is often vivid, strident and striking. Sometimes it is not easy to discern the strain of peace in scripture; there is plenty of violence within the Old Testament, […]