Year A – Advent 1 (A 7-week Advent) Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 Psalm 78:1-7 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… Asherah…  Baal…  Marduk…  Tiamat…  Shamash…  Ishtar…  these were some of the more significant ancient Near Eastern and Babylonian gods and goddesses about which we know…  the old gods…  even...