The readings for this week for the Second Sunday of Advent are Isaiah 11:1-10, Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19, Romans 15:4-13, and Matthew 3:1-12.  This week we talk about the aspect of preparing.  We see this within gardening but we also see it in the process of species that are getting reintroduced to an environment they used to roam.  There is a lot of work and preparation that goes into making the decision to do something like that along with preparing them for such a task.  Are we willing and able to do that with our faith especially in this Advent season?  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful. Remember to answer this week's question: How do you prepare in Advent? #FaithandSciPod If you're wanting to hear other podcasts on these texts check out:  12-8-19 - Things that Change Everything12-4-22 - The Need for Hope! I look forward to all of your feedback,Tyler Bublitz Music used in the podcast:March On by Silent PartnerPorches and Universes by Puddle of Infinity Social Media:X: @FaithandSciPodFacebook Group: Faith and Science Podcast GroupFacebook Company Page: The Faith and Science PodcastLinkedIn: Faith and Science PodcastEmail: thefaithandsciencepodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FaithandSciPod References:The Green Blades Preaching Roundtable (Weekly) or Green Blades Rising Publications (Monthly) reach out to ecofaith@nemnsynod.org and say which you would like to sign up for! - https://nemnsynod.org/ecofaith-network/    https://www.ecofaithnetwork.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species_reintroduction#cite_note-19https://bioone.org/journals/south-african-journal-of-wildlife-research/volume-39/issue-2/056.039.0213/Two-Unsuccessful-Reintroduction-Attempts-of-Rock-Hyraxes-Procavia-capensis-into/10.3957/056.039.0213.shorthttps://agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/library/gardening/soil-preparation/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989425000290https://phys.org/news/2025-10-strong-yellowstone-trophic-cascade-wolf.htmlhttps://warnercnr.source.colostate.edu/apex-predators-not-quick-fix-for-restoring-ecosystems/https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/management/wolf.htmhttps://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/ys-24-1-the-challenge-of-understanding-northern-yellowstone-elk-dynamics-after-wolf-reintroduction.htmhttps://www.ecotoneinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/aldo-leopold-tlam.pdfhttps://www.aldoleopold.org/products/a-sand-county-almanac