An encounter with a wild and crazy prophet.
When the wilderness calls, and the wonder of God resends exiles.
Is it true to say that prophets always seem a little crazy?
They're wild and free and otherly. And they point to God's way with imagination and symbolism.
John the Baptist was no exception.
He was indeed a wild and crazy prophetic voice. Crying out in the wilderness;
"Prepare the way of the Lord."
Matthews's gospel describes Jo…