Luke 2:(1-7) 8-20 The theologian Frederick Buechner wrote that the Gospel is bad news before it is good news, and I wonder if the Holy Family would say amen to that. The good news of Jesus probably felt like bad news at first. The young woman is unmarried, and I doubt many people believed herContinue reading “The Good News”
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God with Us
Luke 2:(1-7) 8-20 An angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. They were terrified. Why were they terrified? We have all gathered in this place, some of us from very far away, others for the first time, and still others are returningContinue reading “God with Us”
The Empty Stable
Luke 2:1-14(15-20) I have an image in my head, of an empty nativity scene. A vacant stable, closed in on three sides by knotted wood and straw and hints of animals nearby. The figures that belong there, the blue robed Mary and the staff-leaning Joseph and the tiny swaddled infant Jesus nestled snugly in theContinue reading “The Empty Stable”
Mother A Writes 