Father Snort

Brad Sullivan 1 Advent, Year A November 27, 2016 Emmanuel, Houston Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:36-44 I’ll Take First Watch “I’ll take first watch.” That is a frequent refrain on the AMC hit TV series, “The Walking Dead”, a show which I have been watching the TV show now for years. For those unfamiliar with The Walking Dead, it is a show about a zombie apocalypse and the struggle for survival of those few humans left who are not the walking dead. Whether the survivors are walking through the wilderness or living in the moderate safety of a walled-in community, there are constant threats from zombies (what they call “walkers”) and even from other humans. So, “I’ll take first watch” is a frequent refrain on the show, a life or death situation. “I’ll take first watch” was also about the first thing that popped into my head when I read this Sunday’s g